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− | '''Eric "Nitwit" Williams''', The Whimsical Wizard, was a semi-professional magician. | + | '''Eric "Nitwit" Williams''' (1911-1981), The Whimsical Wizard, was a semi-professional magician. |
− | He started with comedy magic in 1929 and was a member of the [[IBM]].<ref> | + | == Biography == |
+ | He started with comedy magic in 1929 and was a member of the [[IBM]].<ref>[[Sphinx|The Sphinx, Vol. 33, No. 3, May 193]], Who’s Who in Magic, page 80</ref> <ref>Goodliffe’s Abracadabra, Vol. 71, No. 1825, January 1981, ERIC (NIT-WIT) WILLIAMS, by Guy Higgins, page 152</ref> | ||
− | May have been the first magician to accidentally(?) burned up a spectator's money as part of a routine (see [[Abra]] No.439 dated June 26, 1954). | + | May have been the first magician to accidentally(?) burned up a spectator's money as part of a routine (see [[Abra]] No. 439 dated June 26, 1954). |
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+ | * The Magic Circular, Vol. 73, No. 799, September 1979, THIS IS YOUR LIFE, by Peter D. Blanchard – Eric Williams, page 130 | ||
+ | * The Magic Circular, Vol. 71, No. 813, February 1981, Obituary, Eric (Nit-Wit) Williams 1911-1981, by Guy Higgins, page 46 | ||
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Revision as of 13:56, 10 December 2014
Eric Williams | |
Born | Eric James Williams February 28, 1911 Ledbury, England |
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Died | January 3, 1981 (age 69) Hereford Hospital, England |
Eric "Nitwit" Williams (1911-1981), The Whimsical Wizard, was a semi-professional magician.
Biography
He started with comedy magic in 1929 and was a member of the IBM.[1] [2]
May have been the first magician to accidentally(?) burned up a spectator's money as part of a routine (see Abra No. 439 dated June 26, 1954).
References
- ↑ The Sphinx, Vol. 33, No. 3, May 193, Who’s Who in Magic, page 80
- ↑ Goodliffe’s Abracadabra, Vol. 71, No. 1825, January 1981, ERIC (NIT-WIT) WILLIAMS, by Guy Higgins, page 152
- The Magic Circular, Vol. 73, No. 799, September 1979, THIS IS YOUR LIFE, by Peter D. Blanchard – Eric Williams, page 130
- The Magic Circular, Vol. 71, No. 813, February 1981, Obituary, Eric (Nit-Wit) Williams 1911-1981, by Guy Higgins, page 46