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Carmo
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| Born | Harry Cameron November 08, 1881 Melbourne, Australia |
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| Died | August 1, 1944 (age 62) Coventry, England |
Harry Cameron (November 8, 1881- August 1, 1944) was an Australian born magician who performed as Carmo and The Great Carmo.
Biography
He began his career as a strongman before moving to England and establishing his own circus. Organizing a tent show billed as "The Great Carmo Circus Menagerie," he toured the British Isles featuring many animals.
He developed the Carmo Beads routine and a silk production without apparatus.[1][2][3]
He worked for ENSA during World War Two.
References
- ↑ Sphinx, Vol. 43 (1944) Page 204 - Report of his death
- ↑ The Magic Circular, Vol. 69, No. 760, March 1975, The Rambler, C. Hansford Beere, page 68
- ↑ Linking Ring, Vol. 66, page 63, 1986
- Tops Magazine, Vol. 9, No. 11, November 1944, The Great Carmo Dies, page 23
- Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 41, No. 1053, April 1966, Forgotten Legacies – 5, The Great Carmo, by A.R.H., page 199
- Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 41, No. 1054, April 1966, Forgotten Legacies – 5 (continued), The Great Carmo, by A.R.H., page 215
- The Magic Circular, Vol. 69, No. 762, May 1975, Letters to the Editor - Carmo from Bayard Grimshaw, page 117
- http://www.circopedia.org/The_Great_Carmo