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− | '''Whitey Roberts''', billed as "The Magic Juggler", was a professional [[vaudeville]] performer.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0731676/</ref> | + | '''Whitey Roberts''' (1903-1999), billed as "The Magic Juggler", was a professional [[vaudeville]] performer.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0731676/</ref> |
He took Roberts from his mother's maiden name and Whitey from the nick-name given him as a kid. | He took Roberts from his mother's maiden name and Whitey from the nick-name given him as a kid. | ||
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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. | 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 | + | His son, Tyson Roberts, a Professor at Harvard University, was also interested in magic and attended the [[Chavez Course]] in magic with him.<ref>[[Genii 1979 March]]</ref> |
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Whitey Roberts | |
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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 (1903-1999), 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 attended the Chavez Course in magic with him.[2]
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