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'''Chung Ling Soo''' (April 2, 1861 - March 24, 1918), born William Ellsworth Robinson, died on the stage of London's Wood Green Empire when his [[bullet catch]] routine went wrong.<ref>Cover [[Genii 2005 June]]</ref>
  
Born William Ellsworth Robinson on March 24, 1918.
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== Biography ==
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During his early career, William Ellsworth Robinson called himself Robinson, the Man of Mystery. To increase his allure with a touch of exoticism, he changed his name to Chung Ling Soo and took his show to Europe. He took the name as a variation of a real Chinese stage magician - [[Ching Ling Foo]] - and performed many of the tricks that Foo had made famous.<ref> http://www.hat-archive.com/chunglingsoo.htm</ref>
  
He died when his [[bullet catch]] routine went wrong.
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Chung Ling Soo maintained his role as a Chinese man scrupulously. He never spoke onstage and always used an interpreter when he spoke to journalists. Only his friends and other stage magicians knew the truth.<ref>[http://www.magicnook.com/forum/bioQRS.htm Brief Biography at The Magic Nook]</ref>
  
== External links and references==
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== Biographies ==
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* [[The Riddle of Chung Ling Soo]] by [[Will Dexter]] (1955)
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* A Gift from the Gods: the Story of Chung Ling Soo  by [[Val Andrews]] (1981)
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* Chung Ling Soo: The Man behind the Legend by Gary R. Frank (1987)
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* Chung Ling Soo: The Man of Mystery by [[Gary R. Frank]] & [[Phil Temple]]  (1989) 
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* The Silence of Chung Ling Soo by [[Todd Karr]] (2001) ISBN 0-9710405-1-6
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* [[The Glorious Deception]]: The Double Life of William Robinson, aka Chung Ling Soo, the "Marvelous Chinese Conjurer" by [[Jim Steinmeyer]] (2005) ISBN 0-7867-1512-X.
  
* [http://www.magicnook.com/forum/bioQRS.htm Brief Biography] at The Magic Nook
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==Books==
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*[[Spirit Slate Writing and Kindred Phenomena]] as William Robinson (1898)
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Revision as of 12:03, 25 August 2013

Chung Ling Soo
BornWilliam Ellsworth Robinson
April 02, 1861
DiedMarch 24, 1918 (age 56)
Resting placeLondon, East Sheen Cemetery, Section B, grave number 219/220/221
CategoriesBooks by Chung Ling Soo

Chung Ling Soo (April 2, 1861 - March 24, 1918), born William Ellsworth Robinson, died on the stage of London's Wood Green Empire when his bullet catch routine went wrong.[1]

Biography

During his early career, William Ellsworth Robinson called himself Robinson, the Man of Mystery. To increase his allure with a touch of exoticism, he changed his name to Chung Ling Soo and took his show to Europe. He took the name as a variation of a real Chinese stage magician - Ching Ling Foo - and performed many of the tricks that Foo had made famous.[2]

Chung Ling Soo maintained his role as a Chinese man scrupulously. He never spoke onstage and always used an interpreter when he spoke to journalists. Only his friends and other stage magicians knew the truth.[3]

Biographies

Books

References

  1. Cover Genii 2005 June
  2. http://www.hat-archive.com/chunglingsoo.htm
  3. Brief Biography at The Magic Nook
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