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− | }} | + | }}Lustig launched his vaudeville career in [[1910]] at the age of 17, as a magician using the stage name of La Vellma. He was a technical adviser to [[Dunninger]], devising devised many of the "tests" that Dunninger used on radio and TV shows. |
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Later in his life he worked as a publicity specialist for Columbia Pictures, setting up tours and interviews for their movie stars. | Later in his life he worked as a publicity specialist for Columbia Pictures, setting up tours and interviews for their movie stars. | ||
− | He | + | He was elected by the [[S.A.M.]] National Council to the [[S.A.M. Hall of Fame]].<ref>''David Lustig, Man of the Theatre'' by Barry H. Wiley in [[Linking Ring]] - August 1997</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:21, 5 November 2012
David J. Lustig (September 4, 1893- September 30, 1977) was a vaudeville magic act theater manager, show producer and adviser. He also wrote a number of books under the name La Vellma.
David Lustig | |
Born | September 04, 1893 |
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Died | September 30, 1977 (age 84) |
Categories | Books by David Lustig |
Later in his life he worked as a publicity specialist for Columbia Pictures, setting up tours and interviews for their movie stars.
He was elected by the S.A.M. National Council to the S.A.M. Hall of Fame.[1]
Books
- Vaudeville Mind Reading (1920)
- Vaudeville Ventriloquism (1920)
- Vaudeville Magic (1920)
- Magic and Mind Reading Tricks You Can Do (1920)
- La Vellma's Vaudeville Budget (1921)
References
- ↑ David Lustig, Man of the Theatre by Barry H. Wiley in Linking Ring - August 1997