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Len Oliver Gunn (1896 - ????)
 
 
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Len Oliver Gunn (1896 - ?) was a part-time professional that did evening show, club show, and  children's show.
  
Column ''Scattered Shots'' in [[Genii]].
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Gunn started professionally in 1922, specializing in water tricks and live birds;
  
Dealer of Magician's Supply Co.
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A member of the [[I. B. M.]], Hollywood Myctic 27,<ref>Who's Who in Magic, Sphinx, September, 1931</ref> he wrote a column in the first volume of [[Genii]] called ''Scattered Shots''.
  
Fist american performer to do television act in magic at KHJ Don Lee Station. ([[The Linking Ring]], Vol. 19, no. 3, May 1939, page 218)
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Gunn was the fist american performer to do television act in magic at KHJ Don Lee Station. <ref>[[The Linking Ring]], Vol. 19, no. 3, May 1939, page 218 </ref>
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Gunn was a good friend of [[Caryl Fleming]]. When Fleming passed away, he
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bought his collection of rare magic and open a store, Magician's Supply Co.
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<ref>Obit, [[Genii 1975 October]]</ref>
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== References ==
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[[Category:Biographies|Gunn, Len O.]]
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Revision as of 20:37, 27 August 2010

Len O. Gunn
BornLen Oliver Gunn
October 13, 1896
Starkville, Mississippi
Died1975

Len Oliver Gunn (1896 - ?) was a part-time professional that did evening show, club show, and children's show.

Gunn started professionally in 1922, specializing in water tricks and live birds;

A member of the I. B. M., Hollywood Myctic 27,[1] he wrote a column in the first volume of Genii called Scattered Shots.

Gunn was the fist american performer to do television act in magic at KHJ Don Lee Station. [2]

Gunn was a good friend of Caryl Fleming. When Fleming passed away, he bought his collection of rare magic and open a store, Magician's Supply Co. [3]

References

  1. Who's Who in Magic, Sphinx, September, 1931
  2. The Linking Ring, Vol. 19, no. 3, May 1939, page 218
  3. Obit, Genii 1975 October