Arnold De Biere

Arnold De Biere
Born	March 14, 1876
Died	August 6, 1934 (age 58) London, England
Resting place	Jewish Cemetery, Willesden, London, England

Arnold De Biere (March 14, 1876 - August 6, 1934), possibly born Bierstein or Bere was a professional performer in England, where he moved by 1904.

Biography

Mahatma June 1902 issue shows him at the Gaiety Theatre in Brooklyn appearing as "De Biere, the Mysterious".

De Biere has been called the mystery man among magicians, believed to be born in Poland and brought to the United States as a child. He was known for his performances of the egg bag, vanishing bird cage and thumb tie.

He made a fortune from magic, but lost quite a bit investing in Houdini's Film Development Corporation and Wall Street crash.

His act was listed in Holden's Programmes of Famous Magicians.

References

• Cover, The Magician Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, May 1908, page 49
• The Magician Monthly, Vol. 19, No. 6, May 1923, Arnold de Biere - An Appreciation, by "X", page 68
• Goldston's Magical Quarterly, Vol. 1, No. 2, Autumn 1934, Arnold de Biere Died, page 43
• The Linking Ring, Vol. 23, No. 6, August 1943, Recollections of Arnold De Biere, by Aaron Zisser, page 17
• The Linking Ring, Vol. 35, No. 4, June 1955, Great Magicians I Have Seen, by John Hunniford, page 49
• The Magic Circular, Vol. 68, No. 756, October-November 1974, Look Back in Wonder, by Tom O’Beirne – Arnold de Biere, page 195
• The Magic Circular, Vol. 99, No. 1066, May 2005,

A Rich Cabinet, by Edwin A. Dawes – 319. De Biere in Australia and South Africa, page 170

• Bio-bibliographisches Lexikon der Zauberkünstler Edition Volker Huber, April 2002,

Bierstein, Arnold = Arnold de Biere, poln. Zauberkünstler; Zauberartikelhändler (*14.03.1876 Polen; †06.08.1934 London), page 47

• No. 318 - ARNOLD DE BIERE: MAN OF MYSTERY; The Complete Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities By Edwin A. Dawes.
• Magic Wand No. 162 (June-September, 1934)
• Goldston's Tricks of the Masters page 93
• Will Goldston's Who's Who in Magic, p. 25
• De Biere doing the egg bag