Terry Lynn

Terry Lynn
Born	Isaac Hellerman circa 1890 St. Louis, Missouri
Died	1963

Terry Lynn (c.1890-1963) was a well known magician in St. Louis who didn't start performing magic until the age of 50 and toured the United States, Canada and South America.

Biography

He graduated from Washington University with a degree in engineering and worked at the Scullin Steel Company in the engineering until World War I broke out.

He became a pilot in the aviation branch of the Army and was initially stationed at Langley Field in Hampton, Virginia. There he invented the "spider web site" and guns used in aerial combat. During the war, while in France, he met people who manufactured perfume. After returning from the war. he opened up a perfume factory in the United States.

In 1939, he saw his first magic performer, Paul Rosini. So at the age of 50, then still known as Hellerman, he decided to learn magic and start performing as "Terry Lynn". He met Bob Haskell, who gave him tips on how to get an agent and other things necessary to become a professional entertainer. By mid-1941, he was working the top hotels in Florida and South America.

Lynn played the supper clubs and hotels for several years with his magic act which had many original ideas in it.

As a member of the Magicians Guild he performed his Miser's Dream routine, where he produced thirty coins without the use of any gimmicks, at their Annual Dinner in 1947

Lynn was posthumously award the St. Louis Magical Heritage Awards from IBM Ring One and S.A.M. Assembly Eight in 1997

In the early I960's. attorney and magician Don Spurrier discovered magical equipment at an antique dealer which turned out to be from Terry Lynn.