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Fred Roberts
| Fred Roberts | |
| Born | Fred H. Roberts ? |
|---|---|
| Died | May 7, 1941 Glendale, California |
Fred Roberts, a pharmacist in Glendale, was an amateur magician and creator of Leipzig's "Creation of Life" effect.
Roberts spent his early days in a wild section of Oklahoma where he met many gamblers and short change artists.
After moving to California, he became a charter member of the Mystic Twenty-Seven.[1]
He contributed tricks to Sphinx, Magical Bulletin, Magicana New Series. One of his original effects was producing a live moth at his finger tips. [2] It was also later published in "Chap's Scrapbook" in the September 1939 issue. Leipzig thought it was one of the best effects he had ever seen. Roberts taught him the workings, giving him permission to use it, which he called "Creation of Life". [3]
References
- ↑ Obit, Genii 1941 July
- ↑ THE BIRTH OF THE MOTH, Magical Bulletin, JULY, 1919
- ↑ http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=299073&forum=10
