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Jean Foley
| Jean Foley | |
| Born | August 22, 1903 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Died | July 21, 1994 (age 90) |
Jean Foley (1903-1994) was one of the top acts of his time and a headliner at I.B.M. conventions for over a decade.
Biography
Around 1919, Foley began corresponding with Gene Gordon in Lyons, New York who he met as members of the Amateur Magicians Correspondence Club.
Foley began, as a challenge, to write longer and longer letters. Over a four-month period in 1920, Foley penned a 190- page, 102,000-word "letter" to Gordon which was later featured by Ripley Believe It or Not! newspaper column as the "World's Longest Letter".
Foley was I.B.M. number 6 and the first act on the first show at the first I.B.M convention in 1926."
In 1946, he opened Foley's Magic Shop, opposite the Palomar Theater in downtown Seattle, Washington. It remained open until 1958 when he sold his store stock to Syd Brockman. He would then work at a top men's clothing store in Seattle until 1974. [1]
References
- ↑ Linking Ring May, 2007
- Obit Genii 1994 September
