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Victor Torsberg
| Victor Torsberg | |
| Born | Angus Joseph Victor Torsberg July 14, 1906 Chicago, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Died | December 25, 1979 (age 73) Deerfield, Illinois |
| Resting place | Laurel 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]
References
- ↑ Genii Magazine, Vol. 44, No. 2, February 1980, Obituary Victor Torsberg, page 123
- ↑ The Englewood Economist, Wed, Oct 10, 1923 · Page 1
- ↑ The Daily Calumet, 15 Sep 1947, Mon ·Page 3
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138077382/zelda-torsberg
- ↑ M-U-M Vol. 69, No. 10, March 1980, BROKEN WANDS Victor Tosberg Dies, page 29
- ↑ (The Linking Ring, April 1959, Vol. 39, No. 2, page 83)
- ↑ (M-U-M, November 1964, Vol. 54, No, 6, page 252)
- ↑ Genii Magazine, Vol. 44, No. 2, February 1980, Obituary Victor Torsberg, page 123
- ↑ Genii Magazine, Vol. 44, No. 2, February 1980, Obituary Victor Torsberg, page 123
- ↑ (Mason County Democrat, December 29 1979)
- ↑ The Linking Ring, Vol. 60, No. 2. February 1980, Victor Torsberg Succumbs, page 126
- ↑ The New Tops, Vol. 20, No. 2, February 1980, Final Curtain Vic Torsberg, page 34