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[[Phil Thomas]] (1912-1998) was owner of [[Yogi Magic Mart]] in Baltimore Maryland.
 
 
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'''Phil Thomas''' (1912-1998) was owner of [[Yogi Magic Mart]] in Baltimore Maryland.
  
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== Biography ==
 
In his teens, he did shows with childhood friend [[Milbourne Christopher]]. In the 1940s, he performed on local TV shows including hosting his own called "Sunday Magic Party".  
 
In his teens, he did shows with childhood friend [[Milbourne Christopher]]. In the 1940s, he performed on local TV shows including hosting his own called "Sunday Magic Party".  
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Thomas was a magic disciple of [[Ernest B. Marx]] and a member of his [[Pyramid Magic Club]].
  
 
Thomas was the first president of the [[Magic Dealers Association]] and produced a number of the [[MAES]] conventions.
 
Thomas was the first president of the [[Magic Dealers Association]] and produced a number of the [[MAES]] conventions.
  
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He was member No. 4855 of the [[I.B.M.]] and  Ring No. 179 in Baltimore for over 50 years.
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He was member No. 2214 of the [[S.A.M.]] and the Kellar-Thurston Assembly No. 6 for 53 years.
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* [[Genii 1951 June]] News of the M.D.A.
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* [[Genii 1968 February]] Know your Dealers
 
* Obit - [[Genii 1998 September]]
 
* Obit - [[Genii 1998 September]]
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* Obit - The Linking Ring, Vol. 78, No. 9, September 1998, page 153
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* http://ssdmf.info/by_birthdate/19120312.html
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* http://themagicofbaltimore.blogspot.com/p/phil-thomas.html
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Revision as of 14:11, 3 January 2014

Phil Thomas
BornPhilip Theodore Thomas
March 12, 1912
DiedJuly 2, 1998 (age 86)
Cleveland, Tenn.

Phil Thomas (1912-1998) was owner of Yogi Magic Mart in Baltimore Maryland.

Biography

In his teens, he did shows with childhood friend Milbourne Christopher. In the 1940s, he performed on local TV shows including hosting his own called "Sunday Magic Party".

Thomas was a magic disciple of Ernest B. Marx and a member of his Pyramid Magic Club.

Thomas was the first president of the Magic Dealers Association and produced a number of the MAES conventions.

He was member No. 4855 of the I.B.M. and Ring No. 179 in Baltimore for over 50 years. He was member No. 2214 of the S.A.M. and the Kellar-Thurston Assembly No. 6 for 53 years.


References