Magicpedia:Selected anniversaries/December 12: Difference between revisions

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1895 - Harry Francis Willard, in the long line of Willard the Wizards, was born in Clarksville, Texas.
1923 - Herbert Brooks (1873-1923), a British stage magician who went to America to performed in the Vaudeville, dies in Arizona.
1940 - Frances Louise Willard, daughter of Harry Francis Willard and part of a mentalist team with her husband Glenn Falkenstein (1932-2010), is born.
1958 - Mell Melson (1890-1958), who was Abbott's staff artist and ran Tops from 1936 to 1957, dies in Ann Arbor, Michigan
1960 - Henry Clive (1882-1960) who traveled the world as a magician as "Clive the Illusionist" dies in Hollywood California.
1985 - J. Gary Bontjes (1935-1985) an amateur magician who served as National President of the S.A.M. in 1971, dies in Morton, Illinois.
1996 - Jim Temple, the invented of Color Monte, dies at the age of 77.

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 * 1895 - [[Harry Francis Willard]], in the long line of Willard the Wizards, was born in Clarksville, Texas.
+* 1923 - [[Herbert Brooks]] (1873-1923), a British stage magician who went to America to performed in the Vaudeville, dies in Arizona.
 * 1940 - [[Frances Louise Willard]], daughter of Harry Francis Willard and part of a mentalist team with her husband [[Glenn Falkenstein]] (1932-2010), is born.
+* 1958 -  [[Howard Melson| Mell Melson]] (1890-1958), who was Abbott's staff artist and ran [[Tops]] from 1936 to 1957, dies in Ann Arbor, Michigan
+* 1960 - [[Henry Clive]] (1882-1960) who traveled the world as a magician  as "Clive the Illusionist" dies in Hollywood California.
+* 1985 - [[J. Gary Bontjes]] (1935-1985)  an amateur magician who served as National President of the S.A.M. in 1971, dies in Morton, Illinois.
+* 1996 - [[Jim Temple]], the invented of [[Color Monte]], dies at the age of 77.