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| + | | birth_name = Carl Eugene Zamloch | ||
| + | | birth_day = October 6, | ||
| + | | birth_year = 1889 | ||
| + | | birth_place = Oakland, California | ||
| + | | death_day = August 19, | ||
| + | | death_year = 1963 | ||
| + | | death_place = Santa Barbara, California | ||
| + | | resting_place = Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, California | ||
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| + | '''Carl Eugene Zamloch''' (1889–1963) was a major league baseball pitcher, professional magician, and head coach of the University of California baseball and soccer teams. | ||
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| + | Zamloch worked as a magician for many years. In the off-season from baseball, he toured the country performing a magic act. His father was professional magician [[Antone Zamloch]] who performed under the name "Zamloch the Great" and "Professor Zamloch") in the late 19th Century and early 20th Century.<ref>http://oaklandoaks.tripod.com/zamloch.html</ref> | ||
| + | In 1937, Carl Zamloch published a book, "17 Simple but Mystifying Tricks to Entertain Your Friends," under the pseudonym "The Great Zam." The book was a pamphlet published by Signal Oil Co. as a premium. Zamloch was one of the first modern magicians known for performing the "[[Card on the Ceiling]]" trick, doing it while in his teens.<ref>http://themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=133577&forum=130&12</ref> | ||
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| + | A biography of baseball player (and amateur magician) [[Joe Abreu]] reports that he first became interested in magic when Zamloch put on a magic show at McClymond’s High School in 1932. | ||
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| + | In his later years, he worked as a sales executive and legislative consultant for the Signal Oil and Gas Company. He died of a stroke at the age of 73 in Santa Barbara, California, in 1963. He is buried at Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, California. | ||
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| + | ==Books== | ||
* [[Mysteries of Magic Revealed]] (1935) | * [[Mysteries of Magic Revealed]] (1935) | ||
| + | * 17 Simple but Mystifying Tricks to Entertain your Friends | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:00, 5 September 2014
| Carl Zamloch | |
| Born | Carl Eugene Zamloch October 6, 1889 Oakland, California |
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| Died | August 19, 1963 (age 73) Santa Barbara, California |
| Resting place | Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, California |
| Categories | Books by Carl Zamloch |
Carl Eugene Zamloch (1889–1963) was a major league baseball pitcher, professional magician, and head coach of the University of California baseball and soccer teams.
Biography
Zamloch worked as a magician for many years. In the off-season from baseball, he toured the country performing a magic act. His father was professional magician Antone Zamloch who performed under the name "Zamloch the Great" and "Professor Zamloch") in the late 19th Century and early 20th Century.[1]
In 1937, Carl Zamloch published a book, "17 Simple but Mystifying Tricks to Entertain Your Friends," under the pseudonym "The Great Zam." The book was a pamphlet published by Signal Oil Co. as a premium. Zamloch was one of the first modern magicians known for performing the "Card on the Ceiling" trick, doing it while in his teens.[2]
A biography of baseball player (and amateur magician) Joe Abreu reports that he first became interested in magic when Zamloch put on a magic show at McClymond’s High School in 1932.
In his later years, he worked as a sales executive and legislative consultant for the Signal Oil and Gas Company. He died of a stroke at the age of 73 in Santa Barbara, California, in 1963. He is buried at Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, California.
Books
- Mysteries of Magic Revealed (1935)
- 17 Simple but Mystifying Tricks to Entertain your Friends
References
- ↑ http://oaklandoaks.tripod.com/zamloch.html
- ↑ http://themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=133577&forum=130&12
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