Difference between revisions of "Magicpedia:Today's featured article"

Revision as of 20:19, 8 June 2012 (view source) Jpecore (Talk | contribs) m ← Older edit		Revision as of 23:08, 24 July 2012 (view source) Jpecore (Talk | contribs) m Newer edit →
Line 7:		Line 7:
	{{clear}}		{{clear}}
	</noinclude>		</noinclude>
−	[[Jochen Zmeck]], the patriarch of German Magic, was a consultant, magic judge and author (of over 50 books).	+	{{Infobox person
		+	| name = Luxor Gali-Gali
		+	| image                    = GaliGali.jpg
		+	| image_size                =
		+	| alt                      =
		+	| caption                  =
		+	| birth_name                = Mahgoub Mohammed Hanafi
		+	| birth_day                = October 23,
		+	| birth_year                =  1902
		+	| birth_place              = Port Said, Egypt
		+	| death_day                =  October 1,
		+	| death_year                = 1984
		+	| death_place              =
		+	| resting_place            =
		+	| resting_place_coordinates =
		+	| nationality              =
		+	| known_for                =
		+	| notable works            =
		+	| flourished                =
		+	| awards                    =
		+	| box_width                =
		+	| misc                      =
		+	}}[[Luxor Gali-Gali]] (1902-1984) was noted for his [[cups and balls]] finale producing several live baby chicks. The translation of his stage name is "Quickly Quickly" in Turkish  and this title has been used by members of his family, for eight generations.
−	His first magic show was at 14 years old, before he went on to become a teacher. After the World War II he taught chemistry in Bernau, a small town north east of Berlin, and would often show a magic trick if the class did well.	+	He became an American citizen in 1944.
−	Zmeck worked for an East German movie company, DEFA, as a consultant and as an actor playing a magician in children specials. With his wife Helma as his stage assistant they traveled around the world performing starting in 1962.	+	Gali-Gali performed many times on the [[Ed Sullivan Show | Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town]] TV show in the late 1940s.
−	In 1997 a serious accident put a stop to his many activities, retiring to a small village next to Bernau called Rüdnitz. He became an honorary member of the [[German Magic Circle]], the Magic Circle of Israel, The magic circles of Moscow, and  the Austrian Graz.	+	When the United States entered World War II, he toured the army camps and sponsored by Lucky Strike Cigarettes in a pre-[[U.S.O.]] camp tour.
−	== Awards ==	+	He carried a card from the Royal S.P.C.A. of England, certifying that no cruelty, only dexterity is used in handling the baby chicks. And while appearing in New York City, the local S.P.C.A. would send an officer each week to pick up the chicks, and retire them to a farm.
−	* "Writers of the Year", [[Magic Circle]] (1991)	+
−		+	By 1963, Luxor Gali-Gali was getting so much business in Las Vegas, Nevada, that he moved his family there.
−	[[Jochen Zmeck|Read more about  Jochen Zmeck...]]	+	[[Luxor Gali-Gali|Read more about  Luxor Gali-Gali...]]

---

Revision as of 23:08, 24 July 2012

Luxor Gali-Gali
Born	Mahgoub Mohammed Hanafi October 23, 1902 Port Said, Egypt
Died	October 1, 1984 (age 81)

Luxor Gali-Gali (1902-1984) was noted for his cups and balls finale producing several live baby chicks. The translation of his stage name is "Quickly Quickly" in Turkish and this title has been used by members of his family, for eight generations.

He became an American citizen in 1944.

Gali-Gali performed many times on the Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town TV show in the late 1940s.

When the United States entered World War II, he toured the army camps and sponsored by Lucky Strike Cigarettes in a pre-U.S.O. camp tour.

He carried a card from the Royal S.P.C.A. of England, certifying that no cruelty, only dexterity is used in handling the baby chicks. And while appearing in New York City, the local S.P.C.A. would send an officer each week to pick up the chicks, and retire them to a farm.

By 1963, Luxor Gali-Gali was getting so much business in Las Vegas, Nevada, that he moved his family there. Read more about Luxor Gali-Gali...