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[[Chung Ling Soo]] (April 2, 1861 - March 24, 1918) was born William Ellsworth Robinson. He died when his [[bullet catch]] routine went wrong. | |||
During his early career, William Ellsworth Robinson called himself Robinson, the Man of Mystery. To increase his allure with a touch of exoticism, he changed his name to Chung Ling Soo and took his show to Europe. He took the name as a variation of a real Chinese stage magician - [[Ching Ling Foo]] - and performed many of the tricks that Foo had made famous. | |||
Chung Ling Soo maintained his role as a Chinese man scrupulously. He never spoke onstage and always used an interpreter when he spoke to journalists. Only his friends and other stage magicians knew the truth | |||
== Books == | |||
* Val Andrews - A Gift from Gods: the Story of Chung Ling Soo (1981) | |||
* Steinmeyer, Jim (2005). The Glorious Deception: The Double Life of William Robinson, aka Chung Ling Soo, the "Marvelous Chinese Conjurer". Carroll & Graf Publishers. ISBN 0-7867-1512-X. | |||
* Will Dexter; The riddle of Chung Ling Soo (1955) | |||
* Gary R. Frank - Chung Ling Soo - The Man of Mystery (1988) TXu 318 607 The Library of Congress | |||
* Todd Carr - The Silence of Chung Ling Soo (2001) isbn:0-9710405-1-6 | |||
* William Robinson - Spirit Slate Writing & Kindred Phenomenon (1898) | |||
== External links and references== | == External links and references== | ||
{{Wikipedia}} | |||
* http://www.hat-archive.com/chunglingsoo.htm | * http://www.hat-archive.com/chunglingsoo.htm | ||
* [http://www.magicnook.com/forum/bioQRS.htm Brief Biography] at The Magic Nook | * [http://www.magicnook.com/forum/bioQRS.htm Brief Biography] at The Magic Nook | ||
[[Category:Biographies|Soo,Chung Ling]] | [[Category:Biographies|Soo,Chung Ling]] | ||
[[Category:Professional magicians|Soo,Chung Ling]] | [[Category:Professional magicians|Soo,Chung Ling]] | ||
Revision as of 14:07, 3 June 2009
Chung Ling Soo (April 2, 1861 - March 24, 1918) was born William Ellsworth Robinson. He died when his bullet catch routine went wrong.
During his early career, William Ellsworth Robinson called himself Robinson, the Man of Mystery. To increase his allure with a touch of exoticism, he changed his name to Chung Ling Soo and took his show to Europe. He took the name as a variation of a real Chinese stage magician - Ching Ling Foo - and performed many of the tricks that Foo had made famous.
Chung Ling Soo maintained his role as a Chinese man scrupulously. He never spoke onstage and always used an interpreter when he spoke to journalists. Only his friends and other stage magicians knew the truth
Books
- Val Andrews - A Gift from Gods: the Story of Chung Ling Soo (1981)
- Steinmeyer, Jim (2005). The Glorious Deception: The Double Life of William Robinson, aka Chung Ling Soo, the "Marvelous Chinese Conjurer". Carroll & Graf Publishers. ISBN 0-7867-1512-X.
- Will Dexter; The riddle of Chung Ling Soo (1955)
- Gary R. Frank - Chung Ling Soo - The Man of Mystery (1988) TXu 318 607 The Library of Congress
- Todd Carr - The Silence of Chung Ling Soo (2001) isbn:0-9710405-1-6
- William Robinson - Spirit Slate Writing & Kindred Phenomenon (1898)
External links and references
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- http://www.hat-archive.com/chunglingsoo.htm
- Brief Biography at The Magic Nook