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Mac McDonald
From Magicpedia, the free online encyclopedia for magicians by magicians.
J. W. "Mac" MacDonald (1890s? - ?) was a pitchman and society's entertainer around the 1930s.
MacDonald had only one hand, having lost his right one as a small boy.
In 1929, he was joined by Louis Tannen in the "Traveling Magic Store" which they operated. For seven years they toured the country, pitching their magic.
He is most remembered for his MacDonald's Aces routine.
References
- LOUIS TANNEN A Brief Sketch of His Magic Life By Ralph Read in Linking Ring, April 1951
- Vernon Touch in Genii 1973 October, Genii 1973 December, Genii 1979 March and Genii 1985 November