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Silent Mora
| Silent Mora | |
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| Born | Louis Jerome McCord October 25, 1884 Allegheny, Pennsylvania |
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| Died | August 5, 1972 (age 87) City Hospital, Boston, Mass |
| Nationality | American |
Silent Mora (b.1884-d.1972) made most of his own apparatus and may be best known for his Balls in Net routine.
Biography
Mora tutored in magic by John Lawrence McKissock and while young he became friends with Edward Maro who was a successful bandleader and magician. He reversed the vowels in Maro to create his stage name.
He performed on vaudeville, doing a silent act early in his career, possibly the first pantomime magic act in Oriental costume. Ching Ling Foo taught him a number of routines. He also did shadowgraphy and juggling.
He may have also been one of the first to synchronize magic to music in a performance.
Silent Mora later settled in Boston and became active in the magic community.
References
- The Sphinx, Vol. 42, No. 4, Jun 1943, Cover, page 72
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 26, No. 6, August 1946, Silent Mora, Great Artist, by John Braun, page 24
- Photo Genii 1951 November
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 37, No. 5, July 1957, Silent Mora named Magician of the Year in Ring 122, by Irv Weiner, page 53
- M-U-M, Vol. 48, No. 9, February 1959, “Silent” Mora magician-of-the-month, by Leslie P. Guest, page 375
- The New Tops, Vol. 2, No. 11, November 1962, Cover Portrait … “Silent” Mora by George Corregan, Jr., page 4
- M-U-M, Vol. 62, No. 5, October 1972, Broken Wands, page 20
- Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 54, No. 1387, August 1972, SILENT MORA, by Jerry Rosenfield, page 135
- Obit Genii Magazine, Vol. 36, No. 8, August 1972, OBITUARIES, SILENT MORA, by Jerry Rosenfield, page 374
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 52, No. 11, November 1972, Broken Wand LOUIS MoCORD "Silent Mora", page 102
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 89, No. 11, November 2009, Letters From the Past, Silent Mora (Louis Jerome McCord) 1884 – 1972 By Samuel Patrick Smith, page 46
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 90, No. 1, November 2010, Letters From the Past, Silent Mora (Louis Jerome McCord) 1884 – 1972 Part Two By Samuel Patrick Smith, p. 56
- Bio-bibliographisches Lexikon der Zauberkünstler Edition Volker Huber, April 2002, McCord, Louis “Lou” Jerome = Silent Mora, USA Zauberkünstler (*25.10.1984 Allegheny, Pennsylvania; †25.10.1972), page 229