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| Born | Alston Whitey Peterson November 17, 1903 Ohio |
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| Died | September 21, 1999 (age 95) Los Angeles, California |
Whitey Roberts, billed as "The Magic Juggler", was a professional vaudeville performer.[1]
He took Roberts from his mother's maiden name and Whitey from the nick-name given him as a kid.
He won first prize on the pilot of the Gong Show and did other appearances on Johnny Carson and Redd Foxx shows.
Whitey was a member of S.A.M., I.B.M., and the Academy of Magical Arts where he is a frequent performer both on stage and in close-up at the Magic Castle. He was made an honorary member of SAM Assembly 22.
His son, Tyson Roberts, a Professor at Harvard University, was also interested in magic and both Whitey and his son attended the Chavez Course in magic with his him.[2]
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