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+ | | birth_name = Leo Norman Maurien Murray Stuart Carrington-Walters | ||
+ | | birth_day = November 11, | ||
+ | | birth_year = 1901 | ||
+ | | birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
+ | | death_day = January 22, | ||
+ | | death_year = 1988 | ||
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+ | | known_for = Escapes | ||
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+ | [[Murray]] (1901 - 1988) performed for several decades all over the world, best known for his publicity escape stunts he devised. He may have been the person who coined the word "Escapologist". Some regarded him better then [[Houdini]]. | ||
He retired in 1950 and opened Murray's Magic Mart in England. | He retired in 1950 and opened Murray's Magic Mart in England. | ||
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− | + | * Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston | |
* Obit [[Genii 1987 November]] | * Obit [[Genii 1987 November]] | ||
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*http://www.geniimagazine.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Forum=12&topic=000186 | *http://www.geniimagazine.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Forum=12&topic=000186 | ||
Revision as of 17:37, 20 July 2010
Murray | |
Born | Leo Norman Maurien Murray Stuart Carrington-Walters November 11, 1901 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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Died | January 22, 1988 (age 86) |
Known for | Escapes |
He retired in 1950 and opened Murray's Magic Mart in England.
In 1986, he received the Masters Fellowship the Academy of Magical Arts.
References
- Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston
- Obit Genii 1987 November
- http://www.geniimagazine.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Forum=12&topic=000186