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'''Gilbert George Elliot''' was an amateur magician that spoke four languages.  
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'''Gilbert George Elliot''' was an amateur magician that spoke four languages.<ref>http://records.ancestry.com/Gilbert_George_Elliot_24_Jun_1911_records.ashx?pid=99013474&gss=seo</ref>
  
He act consisted of card tricks and large productions suitable for platform work, with musical accompaniment.  
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His act consisted of card tricks and large productions suitable for platform work, with musical accompaniment.  
  
Elliot became interested in magic at the age of eleven and taught himself from books and watching professional magicians.  
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Elliot became interested in magic at the age of eleven and taught himself from books and watching professional magicians.  
  
 
He worked for the Diplomatic Service and  performed for charity in European and South American capitals.
 
He worked for the Diplomatic Service and  performed for charity in European and South American capitals.

Revision as of 14:40, 22 November 2011

Gilbert George Elliot
BornJune, 24 1911
DiedOctober 10, 1940 (age Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)

Gilbert George Elliot was an amateur magician that spoke four languages.[1]

His act consisted of card tricks and large productions suitable for platform work, with musical accompaniment.

Elliot became interested in magic at the age of eleven and taught himself from books and watching professional magicians.

He worked for the Diplomatic Service and performed for charity in European and South American capitals.

He was a member of the Magic Circle and Magicians' Club.[2]

References

  1. http://records.ancestry.com/Gilbert_George_Elliot_24_Jun_1911_records.ashx?pid=99013474&gss=seo
  2. Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1934)