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Revision as of 00:42, 15 May 2010
Frank Ducrot | |
Cover of American Magician (May 1990) | |
Born | T. Francis Fritz May 7, 1872 Brooklyn, New York |
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Died | May 24, 1939 (age 67) |
Notable works | Twentieth Century Silk |
Known for | Owner of Martinka |
In the late 1920's, when Otto Hornmann tired of the magic business, he sold his company to Frank, who kept the name as the Martinka-Hornmann Magic Co.
He is known for inventing the classic Twentieth Century Silk trick.
When Ducrot died in 1939, Al Flosso, his friend from his Coney Island days, purchased the shop from his estate.
References
- Obit Genii 1939 June