Help us get to over 8,748 articles in 2024.

If you know of a magician not listed in MagicPedia, start a New Biography for them. Contact us at magicpediahelp@gmail.com

Difference between revisions of "Paul Fleming"

From Magicpedia, the free online encyclopedia for magicians by magicians.
Jump to: navigation, search
m
(Link)
 
(11 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[Paul Fleming]] Gemmill (May 30, 1890 - December 30, 1976) was a professor of economics (at the University of Pennsylvania where he taught for over 40 years) and professional magician born in York, Pennsylvania. He was assistant to both [[Eugene Laurant]] and [[Karl Germain]]. In 1915, he took over the Karl Germain tour and toured as "Paul Germain".<ref>Laurent by Gabe Fajuri (2005)</ref>
 
 
{{Infobox person
 
{{Infobox person
| image                    =  
+
| image                    = GeniiCoverV30N11.jpg
 
| image_size                =  
 
| image_size                =  
 
| alt                      =  
 
| alt                      =  
| caption                  =  
+
| caption                  = Cover of Genii (1966)
 
| birth_name                = Paul Fleming Gemmill
 
| birth_name                = Paul Fleming Gemmill
 
| birth_day                = May 30,   
 
| birth_day                = May 30,   
| birth_year                = 1890  
+
| birth_year                = 1889  
| birth_place              = USA
+
| birth_place              = in York County, Pennsylvania
 
| death_day                = December 30,  
 
| death_day                = December 30,  
 
| death_year                = 1976
 
| death_year                = 1976
| death_place              =  
+
| death_place              = Broomall Nursing Home in Swarthmore, Pa.
| resting_place            =  
+
| resting_place            = Goose Creek Burying Ground, Lincoln, Loudoun County, Virginia
 
| resting_place_coordinates =   
 
| resting_place_coordinates =   
 
| nationality              =  
 
| nationality              =  
Line 22: Line 21:
 
| misc                      =
 
| misc                      =
 
}}
 
}}
He later became a professor of economics, teaching at the University of Pennsylvania. Together with his brother Walker, he founded the [[Fleming Book Co.]], which published many classics books on magic. He edited The [[Fleming Classics in Magic]] series of books.
+
'''Paul Fleming''' (1890-1976) was a professor of economics and a professional magician born in York, Pennsylvania. He was assistant to both [[Eugene Laurant]] and [[Karl Germain]]. In 1915, he took over the Germain tour and toured as "Paul Germain".<ref>Laurent by Gabe Fajuri (2005)</ref><ref>Cover, [[Genii 1966 July|Genii Magazine, Vol. 30, No. 11, July 1966]], Our Cover, Paul and Walker Fleming, the Fleming Book Company, page 456</ref>
  
Fleming wrote what some consider the best book reviews in magic, which would be published in a three volume set.
+
== Biography ==
 +
He  became a professor of economics, teaching at the University of Pennsylvania for over 40 years. Together with his brother Walker, he founded the [[Fleming Book Company]], which published many classics books on magic. He edited The [[Fleming Classics in Magic]] series of books.<ref>Obit [[Genii 1977 January|Genii, Vol. 41, No. 1, January 1977]], A Tribute by John Henry Grossman, page 48</ref>
 +
 
 +
Fleming wrote what some consider the best book reviews in magic, which were published in a three volume set.
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
Line 31: Line 33:
 
* Paul Fleming Book Reviews, Vol. 3 (1978)
 
* Paul Fleming Book Reviews, Vol. 3 (1978)
  
==References==
+
{{References}}
* Obit [[Genii 1977 January]]
+
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 24, No. 7, September 1944, Paul Fleming Gemmill, by John Braun, page 24
 +
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 50, No. 3, March 1970, Memoirs Of A Magician's Ghost, by John Booth, CHAPTER 37, page 29, Paul Fleming, The Magician and his Company – an Evening of Magic, page 30
 +
* Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 63, No. 1617, January 1977, PAUL FLEMING GEMMILL, A Tribute by Bayard Grimshaw, page 131
 +
* The Magic Circular, Vol. 71, No. 776, January-February 1997, Paul Fleming – The Magician, 1889-1976, A Tribute by John Henry Grossman, page 32
 +
* The New Tops, Vol. 17, No. 2, February 1977, Final Curtain, Paul Fleming, by John Henry Grossman, page 50
 +
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 57, No. 3, March 1977, Paul Fleming Dies by John Henry Grossman, page 97
 +
* M-U-M, Vol. 66, No. 10, March 1977, Broken Wands, Dr. Paul F. Gemmill (Paul Fleming), page 23
 +
* The Magic Circular, Vol. 91, No. 980, November 1997, A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities by Edwin A. Dawes, PAUL FLEMING, THE MAGICIAN, Part One: Academia, economics, magic and publishing, page 215
 +
* The Magic Circular, Vol. 91, No. 981, December 1997, A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities by Edwin A. Dawes, PAUL FLEMING, THE MAGICIAN, Part One: Academia, economics, magic and publishing (continued), page 242
 +
* Cover, M-U-M, Vol. 98, No. 7, December 2008, The Economist Magician, by Robert Kirkwood Spencer, page 65, A Plea for Magical Literature by Paul Fleming, page 67
  
 
[[Category:Biographies]]
 
[[Category:Biographies]]
 
[[Category:American magicians]]
 
[[Category:American magicians]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fleming}}
+
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fleming,Paul}}
 +
[[de:Paul Fleming]]

Latest revision as of 10:37, 30 May 2019

Paul Fleming

Cover of Genii (1966)
BornPaul Fleming Gemmill
May 30, 1889
in York County, Pennsylvania
DiedDecember 30, 1976 (age 87)
Broomall Nursing Home in Swarthmore, Pa.
Resting placeGoose Creek Burying Ground, Lincoln, Loudoun County, Virginia
CategoriesBooks by Paul Fleming

Paul Fleming (1890-1976) was a professor of economics and a professional magician born in York, Pennsylvania. He was assistant to both Eugene Laurant and Karl Germain. In 1915, he took over the Germain tour and toured as "Paul Germain".[1][2]

Biography

He became a professor of economics, teaching at the University of Pennsylvania for over 40 years. Together with his brother Walker, he founded the Fleming Book Company, which published many classics books on magic. He edited The Fleming Classics in Magic series of books.[3]

Fleming wrote what some consider the best book reviews in magic, which were published in a three volume set.

Books

References

  1. Laurent by Gabe Fajuri (2005)
  2. Cover, Genii Magazine, Vol. 30, No. 11, July 1966, Our Cover, Paul and Walker Fleming, the Fleming Book Company, page 456
  3. Obit Genii, Vol. 41, No. 1, January 1977, A Tribute by John Henry Grossman, page 48
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 24, No. 7, September 1944, Paul Fleming Gemmill, by John Braun, page 24
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 50, No. 3, March 1970, Memoirs Of A Magician's Ghost, by John Booth, CHAPTER 37, page 29, Paul Fleming, The Magician and his Company – an Evening of Magic, page 30
  • Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 63, No. 1617, January 1977, PAUL FLEMING GEMMILL, A Tribute by Bayard Grimshaw, page 131
  • The Magic Circular, Vol. 71, No. 776, January-February 1997, Paul Fleming – The Magician, 1889-1976, A Tribute by John Henry Grossman, page 32
  • The New Tops, Vol. 17, No. 2, February 1977, Final Curtain, Paul Fleming, by John Henry Grossman, page 50
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 57, No. 3, March 1977, Paul Fleming Dies by John Henry Grossman, page 97
  • M-U-M, Vol. 66, No. 10, March 1977, Broken Wands, Dr. Paul F. Gemmill (Paul Fleming), page 23
  • The Magic Circular, Vol. 91, No. 980, November 1997, A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities by Edwin A. Dawes, PAUL FLEMING, THE MAGICIAN, Part One: Academia, economics, magic and publishing, page 215
  • The Magic Circular, Vol. 91, No. 981, December 1997, A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities by Edwin A. Dawes, PAUL FLEMING, THE MAGICIAN, Part One: Academia, economics, magic and publishing (continued), page 242
  • Cover, M-U-M, Vol. 98, No. 7, December 2008, The Economist Magician, by Robert Kirkwood Spencer, page 65, A Plea for Magical Literature by Paul Fleming, page 67