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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> | + | '''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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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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Archie Tear | |
Born | Archibald Edwin Tear October 28, 1906 |
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Died | 1986 |
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
- ↑ Who's Who in Magic, Sphinx, March , 1933
- ↑ Obit, Magic Circular, November 1986