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'''Oscar Paulsen''' was a semi-professional magician who did a comedy act.
 
'''Oscar Paulsen''' was a semi-professional magician who did a comedy act.
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Eventually Oscar's family came to England to live, where he worked as a telegraphist and later became the Manager of the Cable & Cipher Dept. for I.T.T. Company. A bachelor, he lived in lodgings all his adult life.
  
 
He was a member of the [[Mahatma Circle of Magicians]].<ref>Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1934)</ref>, president of the I.B.M. [[British Ring]], and Inner member of the [[Magic Circle]]. He was a contributor to the [[Linking Ring]] and the [[Mahatma Circular]].  
 
He was a member of the [[Mahatma Circle of Magicians]].<ref>Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1934)</ref>, president of the I.B.M. [[British Ring]], and Inner member of the [[Magic Circle]]. He was a contributor to the [[Linking Ring]] and the [[Mahatma Circular]].  
 
Eventually Oscar's family came to England to live, where he worked as a telegraphist and later became the Manager of the Cable & Cipher Dept. for I.T.T. Company.
 
  
 
He produced the Magic Circle Show in 1924. <ref>Obit. Magical Circular, April, 1981</ref>
 
He produced the Magic Circle Show in 1924. <ref>Obit. Magical Circular, April, 1981</ref>
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A cartoon-portrait of him, and an example of original magic, can be found in [[The Jinx]] for March, 1937.<ref>Obit, [[Genii 1981 February]]</ref>
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 16:53, 29 July 2010

Oscar Paulson
BornOscar H. Paulsen
February 2, 1899
East London, South Africa
DiedDecember 28, 1983 (age 84)
Cynwyd, North Wales

Oscar Paulsen was a semi-professional magician who did a comedy act.

Eventually Oscar's family came to England to live, where he worked as a telegraphist and later became the Manager of the Cable & Cipher Dept. for I.T.T. Company. A bachelor, he lived in lodgings all his adult life.

He was a member of the Mahatma Circle of Magicians.[1], president of the I.B.M. British Ring, and Inner member of the Magic Circle. He was a contributor to the Linking Ring and the Mahatma Circular.

He produced the Magic Circle Show in 1924. [2]

A cartoon-portrait of him, and an example of original magic, can be found in The Jinx for March, 1937.[3]

References

  1. Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1934)
  2. Obit. Magical Circular, April, 1981
  3. Obit, Genii 1981 February