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Carl Zamloch
Carl Eugene Zamloch (1889–1963) was a Major League Baseball pitcher, professional magician, and head coach of the University of California baseball and soccer teams.
Carl Zamloch | |
Born | Carl Eugene Zamloch October 6, 1889 Oakland, California |
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Died | August 19, 1963 (age 73) |
Categories | Books by Carl Zamloch |
Zamloch worked as a magician for many years. In the off-season from baseball, he toured the country performing a magic act. His father was professional magician Antone Zamloch who performed under the name "Zamloch the Great" and "Professor Zamloch") in the late 19th Century and early 20th Century.[1]
In 1937, Carl Zamloch published a book, "17 Simple but Mystifying Tricks to Entertain Your Friends," under the pseudonym "The Great Zam." The book was a pamphlet published by Signal Oil Co. as a premium. Carl Zamloch was one of the first magicians performing the "Card on the Ceiling" trick, doing it while in his teens.[2]
A biography of baseball player (and amateur magician) Joe Abreu reports that he first became interested in magic when Carl Zamloch put on a magic show at McClymond’s High School in 1932.
In his later years, he worked as a sales executive and legislative consultant for the Signal Oil and Gas Company. He died of a stroke at the age of 73 in Santa Barbara, California, in 1963. He is buried at Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, California.
Books
- Mysteries of Magic Revealed (1935)
References
- ↑ http://oaklandoaks.tripod.com/zamloch.html
- ↑ http://themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=133577&forum=130&12
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