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'''Sydney Le Grande''' (c.1898-1923) was a performer and card worker. His act, " Snappy Moments," a happy blend of magic, music, and quick changes. | '''Sydney Le Grande''' (c.1898-1923) was a performer and card worker. His act, " Snappy Moments," a happy blend of magic, music, and quick changes. | ||
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He studied magic with his friend [[De Vega]].<ref> Magic Wand, June/Sept. 1923</ref> | He studied magic with his friend [[De Vega]].<ref> Magic Wand, June/Sept. 1923</ref> | ||
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His ideas appeared in the [[Magic Wand]], [[Magical World]], and [[Magician Monthly]].<ref>Obit, Magician Monthly, MARCH,1923</ref> | His ideas appeared in the [[Magic Wand]], [[Magical World]], and [[Magician Monthly]].<ref>Obit, Magician Monthly, MARCH,1923</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 12:03, 20 April 2014
- See also: Bruce Hurling (Sydney R. Wilson, c.1882-1934).
| Sydney Le Grande | |
| Born | Sydney Wilson circa 1898 |
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| Died | April 20, 1923 (age 24) Dover |
Sydney Le Grande (c.1898-1923) was a performer and card worker. His act, " Snappy Moments," a happy blend of magic, music, and quick changes.
Biography
He studied magic with his friend De Vega.[1]
Sydney Le Grande as a member of the Glasgow Society of Magicians and performed with De Vega in a number of Scottish towns between 1919-1920. He left Glasgow for Dover in 1921 where he set up a photographic studio. He died in 1923 at the early age of twenty-five from chemical poisoning contracted during war service.[2]
His ideas appeared in the Magic Wand, Magical World, and Magician Monthly.[3]
References
- ↑ Magic Wand, June/Sept. 1923
- ↑ Complete Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities by Edwin A. Dawes (2005)
- ↑ Obit, Magician Monthly, MARCH,1923
