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Devo
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| Devo | |
| Born | Benjamin R. Badley December 26, 1895 Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
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| Died | September 29, 1950 (age 54) St. Louis, Missouri |
Devo, the Magician from Dixieland traveled for some years in the South specializing in mesmerism and muscle-reading.[1]
He began performing professionally in 1911 and was a photo engraver by profession.[2] At age 18, he joined a touring hypnotist, moving to St. Louis in 1916.
In 1927, Badley became one of the first person to present hypnotism over radio. [3]
In 1943 he helped start the St. Louis Society of Magicians and contributed articles to the [[Sphinx]. [4][5]
References
- ↑ History of Conjuring and Magic by Henry Ridgely Evans (1928)
- ↑ Who's Who in Magic, Sphinx, March 1931
- ↑ Tops, July 1943, page 23
- ↑ Cover, Linking Ring, January 1940
- ↑ Obit, Linking Ring, November, 1950
