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Gus Fowler
| Gus Fowler | |
| Born | Augustus Gerald Fowler November 1, 1888 Birmingham, England |
|---|---|
| Died | January 04, 1960 (age 71) |
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]
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
- ↑ Who's Who in Magic, Sphinx, September, 1933
- ↑ Abracadabra, January 9, 1960
- ↑ Abracadabra, January 23, 1960
