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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.
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'''Bob Hurt''' was a magician and clown, charter member of the [[IBM]] Ring 219 in Lafayette, Indian (now known as the Bob Hurt Ring), and served as IBM International President (1972).<ref>[[Genii 1978 June]], Vol. 42, No. 6, page 373 by [[Bill Larsen Jr.]]</ref>
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The following bio was sent by Hurt for the 1977-1978 Directory of Bob Hurt Ring 219 in Lafayette, Indian. [After two rejections, they finally got the following letter:]
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:''"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 ... ... ... ..."''
  
[After two rejections we finally got the following letter:]
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Hurt and his wife owned a pet shop in Lafayette for 25 years.<ref>Obit [[Genii 1979 October]]</ref>
"My third and last attempt to please and satisfy an eccentric, fuss duddy printer that has to have everything right.
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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.
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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 ... ... ... ...@
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See also article in [[Genii 1978 June]], Vol. 42, No. 6, page 373 by [[Bill Larsen Jr.]]
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Bob Hurt died in 1979.
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Revision as of 21:17, 8 April 2012

Bob Hurt was a magician and clown, charter member of the IBM Ring 219 in Lafayette, Indian (now known as the Bob Hurt Ring), and served as IBM International President (1972).[1]

Bob Hurt
BornRobert Bradshaw Hurt
1906
DiedSeptember 2, 1979
Lafayette,Indiana

The following bio was sent by Hurt for the 1977-1978 Directory of Bob Hurt Ring 219 in Lafayette, Indian. [After two rejections, they 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 ... ... ... ..."

Hurt and his wife owned a pet shop in Lafayette for 25 years.[2]

References

  1. Genii 1978 June, Vol. 42, No. 6, page 373 by Bill Larsen Jr.
  2. Obit Genii 1979 October