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'''Archie Tear''' was a part-time professional magician that began in 1919. <ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], March , 1933</ref>
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'''Archie Tear''' (1906-1986) was a part-time professional magician that began in 1919. <ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], March , 1933</ref>
  
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== Biography ==
 
He was one of the first magicians to be televised, performing on a program from the Baird Television Studios in 1932. He also appeared in the Panorama television program in 1958 and then in an experimental color television demonstration in 1959.
 
He was one of the first magicians to be televised, performing on a program from the Baird Television Studios in 1932. He also appeared in the Panorama television program in 1958 and then in an experimental color television demonstration in 1959.
  
 
Tear was a Past President of the I.B.M. [[British Ring]] No. 25 in the years 1958-59. He was also a member of the [[Magic Castle]] (Inner Magic Circle with Gold Star), and a Past President of the Northampton Magicians' Club. Following his move to Lincoln, he joined the Lincoln Society of Magicians.<ref>Obit, [[Magic Circular]], November 1986</ref>
 
Tear was a Past President of the I.B.M. [[British Ring]] No. 25 in the years 1958-59. He was also a member of the [[Magic Castle]] (Inner Magic Circle with Gold Star), and a Past President of the Northampton Magicians' Club. Following his move to Lincoln, he joined the Lincoln Society of Magicians.<ref>Obit, [[Magic Circular]], November 1986</ref>
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Latest revision as of 09:01, 28 October 2017

Archie Tear
BornArchibald Edwin Tear
October 28, 1906
Died1986

Archie Tear (1906-1986) was a part-time professional magician that began in 1919. [1]

Biography

He was one of the first magicians to be televised, performing on a program from the Baird Television Studios in 1932. He also appeared in the Panorama television program in 1958 and then in an experimental color television demonstration in 1959.

Tear was a Past President of the I.B.M. British Ring No. 25 in the years 1958-59. He was also a member of the Magic Castle (Inner Magic Circle with Gold Star), and a Past President of the Northampton Magicians' Club. Following his move to Lincoln, he joined the Lincoln Society of Magicians.[2]

References

  1. Who's Who in Magic, Sphinx, March , 1933
  2. Obit, Magic Circular, November 1986