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'''Roland Hill''' (?-2013), noted for his [[bullet catch]] performances, performed on the cruise ships for many years as the "Amazing Hill" and "Roland Khan".<ref>http://forums.geniimagazine.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=43540</ref>
'''Roland Hill''' (b.1929-d.2013), noted for his [[bullet catch]] performances, performed on the cruise ships for many years as the "Amazing Hill" and "Roland Khan".<ref>http://forums.geniimagazine.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=43540</ref>





Latest revision as of 23:24, 13 October 2024

Roland Hill
BornRoland Everett Hill, Jr.
1929
Died2013
Burbank, California

Roland Hill (b.1929-d.2013), noted for his bullet catch performances, performed on the cruise ships for many years as the "Amazing Hill" and "Roland Khan".[1]


Biography

A member of SAM Assembly No. 22 and IBM Ring 21 & 96, Roland, like his father before him, was a notable art directors in movies and television.[2]

He began performing the bullet catch in the 1960s.[3]

Awards

  • Siegel Manipulation Trophy, SAM Assembly 22 (1963)[4]
  • Round Table Close Up Magic Trophy, SAM Assembly 22 (1970)
  • Sternbach Trophy for Mental Dynamics, SAM Assembly 22 (1972)
  • Best Illusion, SAM Assembly 22 (1974)[5]

References

  1. http://forums.geniimagazine.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=43540
  2. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0384012/?ref_=fn_al_nm_2
  3. Twelve Have Died Bullet Catching - The Story & Secrets By Ben Robinson (1986)
  4. MUM, AUGUST, 1963
  5. MUM, SEPTEMBER, 1974