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Pink Lawrence
| Pink Lawrence | |
| Born | Joseph Pinckney Lawrence October 12, 1866 |
|---|---|
| Died | June 11, 1942 (age 75) Nashville, Tennessee |
Pink Lawrence (b.1866-d.1942), an ardent magical enthusiast, discovered Howard Thurston in New York City, playing in a vaudeville house in the early 1890's. Three years later, he brought him to the South and started him on his road to fame.
Biography
Thurston was a life-long friend and would visit him in Nashville often. He used to display a cancelled check for one thousand dollars, representing a loan to Thurston. Thurston's daughter, Jane, refereed to him as Uncle Pink.[1]
He performed as "Laurence The Magician". At the time of this death, was one of the oldest living members of the Society of American Magicians, of which he was a charter member (member no. 55). He was also a long time member of the I.B.M. and the "permanent" president of the Nashville Cercle Magique which he helped organize in 1922.[2]
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