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| − | '''Gus Fowler''' (1888-1960) was an English magician known as "The Watch King" and "The Chronometrical Illusionist". Turning profession in 1906, he performed all over England and the United States. <ref> | + | '''Gus Fowler''' (1888-1960) was an English magician known as "The Watch King" and "The Chronometrical Illusionist". Turning profession in 1906, he performed all over England and the United States.<ref>[[Sphinx|The Sphinx, Vol. 32, No. 7, September 1933]], Who’s Who in Magic, page 203</ref> |
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Fowler was mentored by [[J.N. Maskelyne]] and after a year of working with Maskelyne at [[St. George's Hall]] in London, he began his own act as The Watch King. He suffered from a slight stutter which induced him to concentrate on a silent act. Fowler manipulated with clocks as other magicians manipulated with coins and cards. He produced clocks, vanished them, and ended with the production of 30 ringing bells from a hat. | Fowler was mentored by [[J.N. Maskelyne]] and after a year of working with Maskelyne at [[St. George's Hall]] in London, he began his own act as The Watch King. He suffered from a slight stutter which induced him to concentrate on a silent act. Fowler manipulated with clocks as other magicians manipulated with coins and cards. He produced clocks, vanished them, and ended with the production of 30 ringing bells from a hat. | ||
| − | He was a past president of the [[British Magical Society]], an honorary life president of the [[Magic Circle]] and a vice-president of the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]].<ref>[[Abracadabra | + | He was a past president of the [[British Magical Society]], an honorary life president of the [[Magic Circle]] and a vice-president of the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]].<ref>[[Abracadabra|Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 28, No. 728, January 9, 1960]], Gus Fowler, The Watch King, Dies in Fire, page 431</ref><ref>>[[Abracadabra|Goodliffe's Abracadabra,, Vol. 29, No. 730, January 23, 1960]], Gus Fowler's sudden and tragic death…, page 17</ref> |
He died in a fire at his home some twenty years after he retired. | He died in a fire at his home some twenty years after he retired. | ||
{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
| + | * The Magician Monthly, Vol. 7, No. 7, June 1911, No. 4 – Gus Fowler: The Watch King, page 140 | ||
| + | * The Linking Ring, Vol. 40, No. 1, March 1960, Broken Wand, Gus Fowler, page 109 | ||
| + | * The Linking Ring, Vol. 40, No. 4, June 1960, Hugall Benedict’s Notebooks – Gus Fowler, page 36 | ||
| + | * The Linking Ring, Vol. 74, No. 10, October 1994, Pictures from the Past, page 70, Answer to Pictures from the Past, page 101 | ||
* http://magicpostcards.wordpress.com/2010/10/22/gus-fowler/ | * http://magicpostcards.wordpress.com/2010/10/22/gus-fowler/ | ||
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Revision as of 16:24, 12 November 2014
| Gus Fowler | |
| Born | Augustus Gerald Fowler November 1, 1888 Birmingham, England |
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| Died | January 04, 1960 (age 71) Birmingham, England |
Gus Fowler (1888-1960) was an English magician known as "The Watch King" and "The Chronometrical Illusionist". Turning profession in 1906, he performed all over England and the United States.[1]
Biography
Fowler was mentored by J.N. Maskelyne and after a year of working with Maskelyne at St. George's Hall in London, he began his own act as The Watch King. He suffered from a slight stutter which induced him to concentrate on a silent act. Fowler manipulated with clocks as other magicians manipulated with coins and cards. He produced clocks, vanished them, and ended with the production of 30 ringing bells from a hat.
He was a past president of the British Magical Society, an honorary life president of the Magic Circle and a vice-president of the International Brotherhood of Magicians.[2][3]
He died in a fire at his home some twenty years after he retired.
References
- ↑ The Sphinx, Vol. 32, No. 7, September 1933, Who’s Who in Magic, page 203
- ↑ Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 28, No. 728, January 9, 1960, Gus Fowler, The Watch King, Dies in Fire, page 431
- ↑ >Goodliffe's Abracadabra,, Vol. 29, No. 730, January 23, 1960, Gus Fowler's sudden and tragic death…, page 17
- The Magician Monthly, Vol. 7, No. 7, June 1911, No. 4 – Gus Fowler: The Watch King, page 140
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 40, No. 1, March 1960, Broken Wand, Gus Fowler, page 109
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 40, No. 4, June 1960, Hugall Benedict’s Notebooks – Gus Fowler, page 36
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 74, No. 10, October 1994, Pictures from the Past, page 70, Answer to Pictures from the Past, page 101
- http://magicpostcards.wordpress.com/2010/10/22/gus-fowler/
