Difference between revisions of "Bob Hurt"

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Bob Hurt was a wonderful magician and clown. This short bio is taken from the 1977-1978 Directory of Bob Hurt Ring 219 in Lafayette, Indian, where he was a charter member. When you read Bob's bio in his own words, you can get a feel for his personality. I'm pretty sure that he made the typing/spelling errors on purpose to irritate Deloss Donham, the directory editor/printer. Jim Snapp

[After two rejections we finally got the following letter:] "My third and last attempt to please and satisfy an eccentric, fuss duddy printer that has to have everything right. I became interested in Magic in the year of 1912 watching old horse drawn wagons of the medicine men selling there elxiars to releave all kinds of ills and pains with three magic introductions, and the stage shows of the Red Path Chataquas a tent show with a one week stand, they always carried a Magician each year for two performances. While attending Shortridge High of Indpls in the early twenties I was able to see Houdini; Thurston and Blackstone. In the late forties and fifties my wife Velma and I made or living from the Magic Circuit mostly School assemplies. Two and Three a day. After becoming affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Magicians I had the pleasure of first serving that organization as State Representaative of Indiana and thru that many other offices. In 1972 I was elected by the membership to be there International President. I would not take anything for the experience; enjoyment and the many Magical friends that I have met in the past 63 years. I have been a clown since 1912. You can readily see that a few words I was unable to spell, could not even find them in my dictionary, so help me out ... ... ... ...@

See also article in Genii 1978 June, Vol. 42, No. 6, page 373 by Bill Larsen Jr.

Bob Hurt died in 1979.

References

• Obit Genii 1979 October