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− | Balabrega ( | + | '''Balabrega''' (1857-1906), born John M. Miller in Helsingborg in Sweden, performed at evening parties and entertaining the various Swedish societies in Brooklyn, New York, and started on a tour of South America. |
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+ | | birth_name = John M. Miller | ||
+ | | birth_day = August 20, | ||
+ | | birth_year = 1857 | ||
+ | | birth_place = Helsingborg, Sweden | ||
+ | | death_day = June 20, | ||
+ | | death_year = 1906 | ||
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+ | | nationality = Swedish | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
He emigrated to the U.S. at age eleven and started performing at an early age with his father as the Swedish Wonder and the Boy Magician. He developed a two person mentalism act with his wife, Emily Linderm. | He emigrated to the U.S. at age eleven and started performing at an early age with his father as the Swedish Wonder and the Boy Magician. He developed a two person mentalism act with his wife, Emily Linderm. | ||
− | Balabrega was killed on stage by an exploding gas stage light | + | Balabrega was killed on stage by an exploding gas stage light on June 12, 1900 in Pernambuco, Brazil.<ref>[[Mahatma]] Vol 4, No. 2, August 1900.</ref><ref>Tragic Magic by Joshua Jay, [[Gibeciere]] Summer 2010</ref> |
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Biographies]] | [[Category:Biographies]] | ||
[[Category:Swedish magicians]] | [[Category:Swedish magicians]] | ||
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Revision as of 00:02, 30 March 2012
Balabrega (1857-1906), born John M. Miller in Helsingborg in Sweden, performed at evening parties and entertaining the various Swedish societies in Brooklyn, New York, and started on a tour of South America.
Balabrega | |
Born | John M. Miller August 20, 1857 Helsingborg, Sweden |
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Died | June 20, 1906 (age 48) |
Nationality | Swedish |
Biography
He emigrated to the U.S. at age eleven and started performing at an early age with his father as the Swedish Wonder and the Boy Magician. He developed a two person mentalism act with his wife, Emily Linderm.
Balabrega was killed on stage by an exploding gas stage light on June 12, 1900 in Pernambuco, Brazil.[1][2]