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Mysterious Brown
| Mysterious Brown | |
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| Born | Dota Claudius Brown March 3, 1913 |
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| Died | October 10, 1996 (age 83) Palm Desert, California |
Mysterious Brown (1913-1996) was a retired naval officer, camera repair shop owner, taught artist, art teacher (in public schools), a school assembly magician and ventriloquist.
Biography
Brown was a Chavez Studio of Magic student who learned ventriloquism from Max Terhune in exchange for magic lessons.
He held I.B.M. number 3611 and was a member of Ring 291 which he served as Ring Secretary and Ring Reporter.
Brown worked for Abbott's for a couple of years in the 1940's and designed some of the stencils used on props.
He used a vent figure, Harley, made by George McAthy.[1]
A publicity photo can be seen at the Conjuring Arts online exhibit, "The Many Faces of Magic."[2]
Books
- Story of Harley
- Neil Foster (1988)
- Tracing Grampa's Footsteps
- The Whole Ventchilada
References
- ↑ Broken Wand, December 1996
- ↑ http://conjuringarts.org/exhibitions/the-many-faces-of-magic/mysterious-brown/