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Glen Pope
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Glen Pope (1910 - ? ), born in Texas, once known as the "Thimble King" abandoned magic after the collapse of Vaudeville to drive taxis in France.
Pope learned magic by assisting Fasola, Thurston and Charlton. In 1926 he became a nightclub and stage magician touring the world in the 1930s and 1940s.
Pope did the Vanishing Birdcage as his opener and the Smoking Clay Pipes. His act was described in Holden's Programmes of Famous Magicians.
References
- Magicol November 2001
- Magicol August 2004
- He Fooled Houdini Dai Vernon A Magical Life The Vernon Chronicles Volume IV by Bruce Cervon (1992)
