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− | '''Captain Clive Maskelyne'' was the son of [[Nevil Maskelyne]] who also had success as a magician touring South Africa.<ref>Magician Monthly Vol. 24, September 1928</ref> | + | '''Captain Clive Maskelyne''' (c.1895-1928) was the son of [[Nevil Maskelyne]] who also had success as a magician touring South Africa.<ref> [[Magician Monthly]] Vol. 24, September 1928</ref> |
+ | == Biography == | ||
As a boy, he was often deputized on the stage of [[St. George's Hall]] for his father. He gradually built up an effective act of mechanical illusions. | As a boy, he was often deputized on the stage of [[St. George's Hall]] for his father. He gradually built up an effective act of mechanical illusions. | ||
He serve during the First World War as an officer in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlander. He was awarded the Military Cross and left the army at the end of the war with the rank of captain. | He serve during the First World War as an officer in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlander. He was awarded the Military Cross and left the army at the end of the war with the rank of captain. | ||
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He resigned his post to undertake an engagement with a film company to make "shots" of wild animal life in the tropics. While on voyage, he contracted a chill and died of pneumonia. | He resigned his post to undertake an engagement with a film company to make "shots" of wild animal life in the tropics. While on voyage, he contracted a chill and died of pneumonia. | ||
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+ | * [[Jasper Maskelyne]] | ||
+ | * [[Noel Maskelyne]] | ||
+ | * Mary Maskelyne | ||
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Revision as of 15:16, 12 January 2020
Clive Maskelyne | |
Born | circa 1895 |
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Died | September 1928 (age 32) at sea |
Resting place | Off Cape Trafalgar |
Captain Clive Maskelyne (c.1895-1928) was the son of Nevil Maskelyne who also had success as a magician touring South Africa.[1]
Biography
As a boy, he was often deputized on the stage of St. George's Hall for his father. He gradually built up an effective act of mechanical illusions. He serve during the First World War as an officer in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlander. He was awarded the Military Cross and left the army at the end of the war with the rank of captain.
On his father's death in 1924, he was appointed to the managing directorship of Maskelynes, Ltd as well as the presidency of The Magic Circle.
Later, he toured South Africa with considerable success.
He resigned his post to undertake an engagement with a film company to make "shots" of wild animal life in the tropics. While on voyage, he contracted a chill and died of pneumonia.
Siblings
- Jasper Maskelyne
- Noel Maskelyne
- Mary Maskelyne
References
- ↑ Magician Monthly Vol. 24, September 1928