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[[David J. Lustig]] (September 4, 1893- September 30, 1977) vaudeville magic act theater manager, show producer and advisor. 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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'''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'''.
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== Biography==
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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 many of the "tests" that Dunninger used on radio and TV shows.
  
 
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 also wrote a number of books under the name [[La Vellma]].
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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><ref> Obit [[Genii 1977 December]]</ref>
 
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Elected by the S.A.M. National Council to The Hall of Fame.
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* Magic and Mind Reading Tricks You Can Do (1920)
 
* Magic and Mind Reading Tricks You Can Do (1920)
 
* La Vellma's Vaudeville Budget (1921)
 
* La Vellma's Vaudeville Budget (1921)
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* Vaudeville Mind Reading (expanded 2nd edition) (1929)
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* Vaudeville Hypnotism (1930)
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''David Lustig, Man of the Theatre'' by Barry H. Wiley in [[Linking Ring]] - August 1997
 
  
  
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Revision as of 16:43, 2 December 2018

David Lustig
BornSeptember 04, 1893
DiedSeptember 30, 1977 (age 84)
CategoriesBooks by David Lustig

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.

Biography

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 many of the "tests" that Dunninger used on radio and TV shows.

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][2]

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)
  • Vaudeville Mind Reading (expanded 2nd edition) (1929)
  • Vaudeville Hypnotism (1930)

References

  1. David Lustig, Man of the Theatre by Barry H. Wiley in Linking Ring - August 1997
  2. Obit Genii 1977 December