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Revision as of 21:56, 21 January 2012

Dr. Edward Saint (1891 - 1942) was a carnival worker, magician and seance conductor. [1]

Edward Saint
BornCharles David Meyers
1891
DiedOctober 22 1942
Hollywood, California
Resting placeHollywood Forever Cemetery[2][3]

He was a companion of Bess Houdini after Houdini's death.[4]

Saint was the primary driving force behind the Houdini Seances and conducted them himself atop the Knickerbocker Hotel just off Hollywood Boulevard for over 10 years until Bess finally decided to put an end them in 1936.

He was a charter member of the IBM Ring 21 in Hollywood, California.[5]

A good friend of Genii's Editor, William Larsen, Sr., he wrote a monthly column, "Thru The Monocle", for a number of years.[6][7]

References

  1. http://www.ibmring21.org/famous.html
  2. http://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2012/01/finding-grave-of-edward-saint.html
  3. http://www.hollywoodforever.com/
  4. Obit, Linking Ring December 1942
  5. http://www.ibmring21.org/famous.html
  6. Cover Genii 1937 November
  7. Obit Genii 1942 November