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Herbert J. Collings

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Herbert J. Collings
BornHerbert James Collings
1883
London, England
DiedMarch 30, 1958
London, England

Herbert J. Collings (1883-1958) was a professional magician beginning in 1899.

Biography

He performed an evening dress act " Wit, Wizardry and a Whistle" and then a Chinese magic as Col Ling Soo.

Collings was a founder and a president of the Magic Circle from 1928 to 1931 and again from 1954 to 1958.[1][2]

References

  1. The Sphinx, Vol. 33, No. 1, March 1934, Who’s Who in Magic, page 14
  2. A remembrance, Abracadabra, April 12, 1959
  • http://magicpostcards.wordpress.com/2010/10/22/herbert-collins-cariacture/
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 28, No. 4, June 1948, Col Ling Soo, by William G. Stickland, page 20
  • The Sphinx, Vol. 48, No. 1, March 1949, Col Ling Soo, by Douglas Craggs, page 11
  • The Conjurors’ Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 2, April 1949, COL LING SOO, by Ted Elliott, page 30
  • The Gen, Vol. 5, No. 9, Jan 1950, Front Page Personalities, Col Ling Soo, page 259
  • Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 25, No. 637, April 1958, Herbert J. Collings, An Appreciation by Francis White, page 199
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 38, No. 3, May 1958, Broken Wands, Herbert J. Collings, page 104
  • The Magic Circular, Vol. 52, No. 585, May 1958, Obituary, Herbert J. Collings, page 122
  • Bio-bibliographisches Lexikon der Zauberkünstler Edition Volker Huber, April 2002, Collings, Herbert J. = Col Ling Soo, engl. ; Historiker (*1883 London; †1958), page 82