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| − | '''Duke Montague''' was a professional magician who had traveled widely | + | '''Duke Montague''' (1907-1967) was a professional magician who had traveled widely throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. |
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He spent thirty years as a full time pro, entertaining in schools, and often volunteered to perform free for rest homes, orphanages and other institutions.<ref>http://contentdm.uvu.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/ProvoLib&CISOPTR=133</ref> | He spent thirty years as a full time pro, entertaining in schools, and often volunteered to perform free for rest homes, orphanages and other institutions.<ref>http://contentdm.uvu.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/ProvoLib&CISOPTR=133</ref> | ||
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He was an inspiration to many magicians including [[Mike Rogers]], who saw one of Montague's peformances at an early age. | He was an inspiration to many magicians including [[Mike Rogers]], who saw one of Montague's peformances at an early age. | ||
| − | Montague never belonged to a magic club, but | + | Montague never belonged to a magic club, but the Intermountain Magician's Society of Salt Lake City, Utah, was named the Duke Montague [[SAM]] Assembly in his honor.<ref>Obit, [[Genii 1967 March]]</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 19:11, 1 May 2014
| Duke Montague | |
| Born | Elmer George Osgood July 27, 1907 Tepleville, Pennsylvania |
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| Died | February 6, 1967 (age 59) Provo, Utah |
Duke Montague (1907-1967) was a professional magician who had traveled widely throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Biography
He spent thirty years as a full time pro, entertaining in schools, and often volunteered to perform free for rest homes, orphanages and other institutions.[1]
With his wife, Myrnella, as his assistant they were booked as "Duke Montague -- the Wizard of AHS and Myrnella -- the Memory Lady."
He was an inspiration to many magicians including Mike Rogers, who saw one of Montague's peformances at an early age.
Montague never belonged to a magic club, but the Intermountain Magician's Society of Salt Lake City, Utah, was named the Duke Montague SAM Assembly in his honor.[2]
References
- ↑ http://contentdm.uvu.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/ProvoLib&CISOPTR=133
- ↑ Obit, Genii 1967 March
