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Rinehart first became interested in performing magic at the age of 14. He worked for over 26 years worked as a shoe salesman for Byck Brothers and | Rinehart first became interested in performing magic at the age of 14. He worked for over 26 years worked as a shoe salesman for Byck Brothers and | ||
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His 1941 publicity photo can be seen at the [[Conjuring Arts]]' exhibit "The Many Faces of Magic."<ref>http://conjuringarts.org/exhibitions/the-many-faces-of-magic/g-r-rinehart/</ref> | His 1941 publicity photo can be seen at the [[Conjuring Arts]]' exhibit "The Many Faces of Magic."<ref>http://conjuringarts.org/exhibitions/the-many-faces-of-magic/g-r-rinehart/</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 22:57, 2 February 2014
G. R. Rinehart | |
Born | Gilmer R. Rinehart circa 1904 Hopkinsville, Kentucky |
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Died | May 1, 1965 (age 60) Louisville, Kentucky |
G. R. Rinehart (c.1904-1065), also known as Riney, was a a shoe salesman and semi-professional magician.
Biography
Rinehart first became interested in performing magic at the age of 14. He worked for over 26 years worked as a shoe salesman for Byck Brothers and performed in his spare time.
He had a trained African lovebird, named Superman, that would locate a selected card. During World War II he performed as often as a hundred times a year in the Louisville area. He headlined the vaudeville bill in Louisville's National Theatre. He frequently presented magic at charitable functions and each Halloween gave a show in the Masonic Widows' Orphans' Home where he first performed in 1925. [1]
He was active in the Magicians Guild and IBM Ring 64 in Louisville.[2]
His 1941 publicity photo can be seen at the Conjuring Arts' exhibit "The Many Faces of Magic."[3]
References
- ↑ Louisville's Amazing Mr. Rinehart By Dell O'Dell, Linking Ring, February 1947
- ↑ Broken Wand, Linking Ring, June 1965
- ↑ http://conjuringarts.org/exhibitions/the-many-faces-of-magic/g-r-rinehart/