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Oscar Hyler
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Oscar Hyler | |
Born | December 29, 1896 Henry, Virginia |
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Died | March 24, 1982 (age 85) Danville, Virginia |
Flourished | 1930s-1970s |
Oscar Hyler (1896-1982) used magic for over 40 years in Virginia as a Youth Director and then taught magic at an orphanage after his retirement. [1]
Biography
He published Hyler's Stunt Bulletin in the late 1930s.
In 1978, he was presented a plaque by the SAM Assembly #32 in Lynchburg, Virginia for being voted dean of the Hill City Magicos, of which he was a founding member.[2]
He joined the SAM in 1941 (card #2999) and was a member of the IBM (Number 2205).[3][4]
References
- ↑ Genii 1976 April, page 214
- ↑ MUM, July 1978
- ↑ Obit, MUM, June. 1982
- ↑ http://records.ancestry.com/oscar_hyler_records.ashx?pid=5719351