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'''Victor Torsberg ''' (1906-1979) served as President of the [[Chicago]] [[S.A.M.]] Assembly No. 3 three times (1939, 1956, 1972), President of [[The Wizard's Club]] (1943),  President of Ring 43 of the [[I.B.M.]] (1959) and President of Magic Masters (1962).  
'''Victor Torsberg ''' was a Chicago magician and actor who served as President of the [[Chicago]] [[S.A.M.]] Assembly No. 3 three times (1939, 1956, 1972), President of [[The Wizard's Club]] (1943),  President of Ring 43 of the [[I.B.M.]] (1959) and President of Magic Masters (1962). <ref>[[Genii 1980 February|Genii Magazine, Vol. 44, No. 2, February 1980]], Obituary Victor Torsberg, page 123</ref>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Torsberg lived in Chicago all his life As a young man, for years he traveled with a small theatrical company that presented plays in small towns.
Torsberg went to Tilden High School in the Englewood community of Chicago. <ref>The Englewood Economist, Wed, Oct 10, 1923 · Page 1</ref> He lived most of his life in the South Shore community, first at 7310 S. Jeffrey <ref>The Daily Calumet, 15 Sep 1947, Mon ·Page 3</ref>where he raised his children (Diane and Robert).  His wife Zelda (whom he married in 1929) passed away in 1968 <ref>https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138077382/zelda-torsberg</ref> and he later lived at 7832 S. Kingston.


In 1936, he went to work for [[Jim Sherman]] at the National Magic Company.
From 1926 to 1931, Mr. Torsberg performed as an actor with The Edith Ambler Stock Co., a traveling vaudeville group, where the talent was also the crew who set up and had to tear down the show. <ref>M-U-M Vol. 69, No. 10, March 1980, BROKEN WANDS Victor Tosberg Dies, page 29</ref>.  He later worked on [[Harry Thurman]]'s 'Mysteries of India' tour around 1935.<ref>(The Linking Ring, April 1959, Vol. 39, No. 2, page 83)</ref>


Torsberg appeared in or produced many theater shows in the Chicago area, working closely with that another theatre enthusiast,
In 1936, he went to work for [[Jim Sherman]] at the National Magic Company.  He continued to work as a demonstrator and salesman at the shop until September 1954.<ref>(M-U-M, November 1964, Vol. 54, No, 6, page 252)</ref>
[[George Boston]]. He also collect cookbooks and playing cards (he was an active member of the Playing Card Collector's Club).
 
In 1954, he joined a friend who started a medicine business as the over-all business man to manage it, where he remained until his death.<ref>[[Genii 1980 February|Genii Magazine, Vol. 44, No. 2, February 1980]], Obituary Victor Torsberg, page 123</ref>
 
Torsberg appeared in or produced many theater shows in the Chicago area, working closely with that another theatre enthusiast, [[George Boston]]. He also collected cookbooks and playing cards (he was an active member of the Playing Card Collector's Club).<ref>[[Genii 1980 February|Genii Magazine, Vol. 44, No. 2, February 1980]], Obituary Victor Torsberg, page 123</ref>
   
   
In 1954, he joined a friend who started a medicine business as the over-all business man to manage it, where he remained until
Torsberg died in 1979 at his son's Robert's home in Deerfield Illinois <ref>(Mason County Democrat, December 29 1979)</ref>
his death.<ref>The Linking Ring, Vol. 60, No. 2. February 1980, Victor Torsberg Succumbs, page 126</ref> <ref>The New Tops, Vol. 20, No. 2, February 1980, Final Curtain Vic Torsberg, page 34</ref> <ref>[[Genii 1980 February|Genii Magazine, Vol. 44, No. 2, February 1980]], Obituary Victor Torsberg, page 123</ref> <ref>M-U-M Vol. 69, No. 10, March 1980, BROKEN WANDS Victor Tosberg Dies, page 29</ref>
 
{{References}}
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 29, No. 2, April 1949, Chicago Parade, J. VICTOR (VIC) TORSBERG by John Braun, page 91
* The New Tops, Vol. 5, No. 12, December 1965, Entre Nous by "Dorny", page 15
* M-U-M, Vol. 54, No. 6, November 1964, J. Victor Torsberg magician-of-the-month by Leslie P. Guest, page 252




<ref>The Linking Ring, Vol. 60, No. 2. February 1980, Victor Torsberg Succumbs, page 126</ref>
<ref>The New Tops, Vol. 20, No. 2, February 1980, Final Curtain Vic Torsberg, page 34</ref>




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Revision as of 11:52, 30 November 2023

Victor Torsberg
BornAngus Joseph Victor Torsberg
July 14, 1906
Chicago, Illinois
DiedDecember 25, 1979 (age 73)
Deerfield, Illinois
Resting placeLaurel Hill Cemetery, Havana, Illinois

Victor Torsberg was a Chicago magician and actor who served as President of the Chicago S.A.M. Assembly No. 3 three times (1939, 1956, 1972), President of The Wizard's Club (1943), President of Ring 43 of the I.B.M. (1959) and President of Magic Masters (1962). [1]

Biography

Torsberg went to Tilden High School in the Englewood community of Chicago. [2] He lived most of his life in the South Shore community, first at 7310 S. Jeffrey [3]where he raised his children (Diane and Robert). His wife Zelda (whom he married in 1929) passed away in 1968 [4] and he later lived at 7832 S. Kingston.

From 1926 to 1931, Mr. Torsberg performed as an actor with The Edith Ambler Stock Co., a traveling vaudeville group, where the talent was also the crew who set up and had to tear down the show. [5]. He later worked on Harry Thurman's 'Mysteries of India' tour around 1935.[6]

In 1936, he went to work for Jim Sherman at the National Magic Company. He continued to work as a demonstrator and salesman at the shop until September 1954.[7]

In 1954, he joined a friend who started a medicine business as the over-all business man to manage it, where he remained until his death.[8]

Torsberg appeared in or produced many theater shows in the Chicago area, working closely with that another theatre enthusiast, George Boston. He also collected cookbooks and playing cards (he was an active member of the Playing Card Collector's Club).[9]

Torsberg died in 1979 at his son's Robert's home in Deerfield Illinois [10]


[11] [12]


References

  1. ↑ Genii Magazine, Vol. 44, No. 2, February 1980, Obituary Victor Torsberg, page 123
  2. ↑ The Englewood Economist, Wed, Oct 10, 1923 · Page 1
  3. ↑ The Daily Calumet, 15 Sep 1947, Mon ·Page 3
  4. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138077382/zelda-torsberg
  5. ↑ M-U-M Vol. 69, No. 10, March 1980, BROKEN WANDS Victor Tosberg Dies, page 29
  6. ↑ (The Linking Ring, April 1959, Vol. 39, No. 2, page 83)
  7. ↑ (M-U-M, November 1964, Vol. 54, No, 6, page 252)
  8. ↑ Genii Magazine, Vol. 44, No. 2, February 1980, Obituary Victor Torsberg, page 123
  9. ↑ Genii Magazine, Vol. 44, No. 2, February 1980, Obituary Victor Torsberg, page 123
  10. ↑ (Mason County Democrat, December 29 1979)
  11. ↑ The Linking Ring, Vol. 60, No. 2. February 1980, Victor Torsberg Succumbs, page 126
  12. ↑ The New Tops, Vol. 20, No. 2, February 1980, Final Curtain Vic Torsberg, page 34
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