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| + | | birth_name = John M. Miller | ||
| + | | birth_day = August 20, | ||
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| + | | birth_place = Helsingborg, Sweden | ||
| + | | death_day = June 20, | ||
| + | | death_year = 1906 | ||
| + | | death_place = Pernambuco, Brazil | ||
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| + | '''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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| + | == 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. | ||
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| + | 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> | ||
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Revision as of 12:40, 8 September 2013
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| Born | John M. Miller August 20, 1857 Helsingborg, Sweden |
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| Died | June 20, 1906 (age 48) Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Nationality | Swedish |
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.
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]
