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'''Devo, the Magician from Dixieland''' traveled for some years in the South specializing in mesmerism and muscle-reading.<ref>History of Conjuring and Magic by Henry Ridgely Evans (1928)</ref> | '''Devo, Ben Badley, the Magician from Dixieland''' traveled for some years in the South specializing in mesmerism and muscle-reading.<ref>History of Conjuring and Magic by Henry Ridgely Evans (1928)</ref> | ||
He began performing professionally in 1911 and was a photo engraver by profession.<ref>Who's Who in Magic, Sphinx, March 1931</ref> | He began performing professionally in 1911 and was a photo engraver by profession.<ref>Who's Who in Magic, Sphinx, March 1931</ref> | ||
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In 1943 he helped start the St. Louis Society of Magicians and contributed articles to the [[Sphinx]. <ref>Cover, Linking Ring, January 1940</ref><ref>Obit, Linking Ring, November, 1950</ref> | In 1943 he helped start the St. Louis Society of Magicians and contributed articles to the [[Sphinx]. <ref>Cover, Linking Ring, January 1940</ref><ref>Obit, Linking Ring, November, 1950</ref> | ||
A charter member and an active leader in both IBM Ring One and SAM Assemby 8, he was responsible for re-chartering and re-activating the latter. | |||
He was awarded the St. Louis Magical Heritage Award in 1995. | |||
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Revision as of 20:32, 4 November 2010
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| Born | Benjamin R. Badley December 26, 1895 Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
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| Died | September 29, 1950 (age 54) St. Louis, Missouri |
Devo, Ben Badley, the Magician from Dixieland traveled for some years in the South specializing in mesmerism and muscle-reading.[1]
He began performing professionally in 1911 and was a photo engraver by profession.[2] At age 18, he joined a touring hypnotist, moving to St. Louis in 1916.
In 1927, Badley became one of the first person to present hypnotism over radio. [3]
In 1943 he helped start the St. Louis Society of Magicians and contributed articles to the [[Sphinx]. [4][5]
A charter member and an active leader in both IBM Ring One and SAM Assemby 8, he was responsible for re-chartering and re-activating the latter.
He was awarded the St. Louis Magical Heritage Award in 1995.
References