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Clayton G. Brown
From Magicpedia, the free online encyclopedia for magicians by magicians.
| Clayton G. Brown | |
| Born | Henri Clayton Wilbur |
|---|---|
| Flourished | 1910s-1920s |
Clayton G. Brown (aka Mystic Clayton) was a professional vaudeville mind reader.[1]
He was a partner with many other magicians including Frederick Eugene Powell and in 1919 with The Great Leon in the "Famous Oriental Miracle Show".
He was sponsored into the SAM by Harry Houdini and Oscar S. Teale.[2]
His promotional photo can be viewed at the Conjuring Arts exhibit "The Many Faces of Magic"[3]
Ancestry.com lists a "Henri Clayton Wilbur" on:
- "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957" (with a birth date of 1874)
- "U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925"
- "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
References
- ↑ Magic: A Pictorial History of Conjurers in the Theater By David Price (1985)
- ↑ MUM, June 1918
- ↑ http://conjuringarts.org/exhibitions/the-many-faces-of-magic/
