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Glen Pope
| Glen Pope | |
| Born | Glen K. Pope November 25, 1910 San Antonio, Texas |
|---|---|
| Died | ? France |
| Nationality | American |
Pope learned magic by assisting Fasola, Thurston and Charlton. In 1926 he became a nightclub and stage magician touring the world in the 1930s and 1940s.[5]
Pope did the Vanishing Birdcage (as his opener) and the Smoking Clay Pipes. His act was described in Holden's Programmes of Famous Magicians. In the January-February 1935 issue of Le Journal de la Prestidigitation, Dr. Jules Dhotel devoted a leading article to Pope, referring to him in the highest terms.
It was reported in the August 1952 Hugard's Magic Monthly that Pope was talking of returning to Europe because he was unhappy about the state of show business in America.
He spent his final years, which had begun with great success in European theaters and supper clubs, as a lonely, deteriorating man. He died penniless in France, on an unknown date.
A 1938 picture of him with Milbourne Christopher, Tommy Martin. John Booth, and Bill Baird was published in the July 1992 issue of The Linking Ring.[6]
References
- ↑ Who's Who in Magic, Sphinx, Janurary, 1933
- ↑ Cover, Sphinx, May 1937
- ↑ Magicol November 2001
- ↑ Magicol August 2004
- ↑ The Vernon Chronicles, Vol. 4: He Fooled Houdini - Dai Vernon A Magical Life by Bruce Cervon (1992)
- ↑ Linking Ring, July 1992
