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| − | '''Alfred James Giddings''' (November 28, 1879 - February 19, 1948), also known as "Arthur Marriott" when performing a [[Second Sight]] act with his wife, [[Adelaide Ellen Giddings]], as "The Marriott". Later they became | + | {{Infobox person |
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| + | '''Alfred James Giddings''' (November 28, 1879 - February 19, 1948), also known as "Arthur Marriott" when performing a [[Second Sight]] act with his wife, [[Adelaide Ellen Giddings]], as "The Marriott". Later they became known as [[The Zomahs]]. | ||
| − | Giddings, a friend of [[Stanley Collins]], founded the [[Institute of Magicians]] in 1934. | + | == Biography == |
| + | Giddings, a friend of [[Stanley Collins]], founded the [[Institute of Magicians]] in 1934. Giddings had resigned as a member of [[The Magicians' Club]] in protest to start this new organization, which embarked upon an anti-exposure crusade. | ||
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| + | * [[Stanley Collins Conjurer Collector and Iconoclast]] by [[Edwin A. Dawes]] (2001) | ||
| + | * http://magicpostcards.wordpress.com/2010/10/25/alfred-zomah/ | ||
| + | * The Sphinx, Vol. 34, No. 5, July 1935, The Zomahs Victors in Fight Against Exposing, page 130 | ||
| + | * The Sphinx, Vol. 47, No. 1, March 1948, Zomah Dies, page 19 | ||
| + | * The Magic Circular, Vol. 42, No. 464, April 1948, Obituary A. Zomah, page 130 | ||
| + | * The Sphinx, Vol. 47, No. 2, April 1948, London Notes by Wilfrid Jonson, Zomah, page 47 | ||
| + | * The Tops, Vol. 13, No. 4, April 1948, Zomah, Mystery Man, Dies, page 25 | ||
| + | * Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 64, No. 1646, August 1977, Silence in Court, by Peter Warlock – In the Matter of Exposing, page 121 | ||
| + | * The Linking Ring, Vol. 88, No. 6, June 2008, Women in Magic Z: Madame Zomah, by Michael Claxton, page 72 | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:35, 11 April 2015
| Alfred Giddings | |
| Born | November 28, 1879 England |
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| Died | February 19, 1948 (age 68) England |
Alfred James Giddings (November 28, 1879 - February 19, 1948), also known as "Arthur Marriott" when performing a Second Sight act with his wife, Adelaide Ellen Giddings, as "The Marriott". Later they became known as The Zomahs.
Biography
Giddings, a friend of Stanley Collins, founded the Institute of Magicians in 1934. Giddings had resigned as a member of The Magicians' Club in protest to start this new organization, which embarked upon an anti-exposure crusade.
References
- Stanley Collins Conjurer Collector and Iconoclast by Edwin A. Dawes (2001)
- http://magicpostcards.wordpress.com/2010/10/25/alfred-zomah/
- The Sphinx, Vol. 34, No. 5, July 1935, The Zomahs Victors in Fight Against Exposing, page 130
- The Sphinx, Vol. 47, No. 1, March 1948, Zomah Dies, page 19
- The Magic Circular, Vol. 42, No. 464, April 1948, Obituary A. Zomah, page 130
- The Sphinx, Vol. 47, No. 2, April 1948, London Notes by Wilfrid Jonson, Zomah, page 47
- The Tops, Vol. 13, No. 4, April 1948, Zomah, Mystery Man, Dies, page 25
- Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 64, No. 1646, August 1977, Silence in Court, by Peter Warlock – In the Matter of Exposing, page 121
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 88, No. 6, June 2008, Women in Magic Z: Madame Zomah, by Michael Claxton, page 72
