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− | + | '''Hal Merton''' (1876-1948) was the stage name of '''Walter George Peterkin''' who performed on the [[lyceum]] circuit as a magician and ventriloquist. | |
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+ | | caption = Cover of Sphinx (May, 1910) | ||
+ | | birth_name = Walter George Peterkin | ||
+ | | birth_day = January 24, | ||
+ | | birth_year = 1876 | ||
+ | | birth_place = Brooklyn, New York | ||
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+ | | death_year = 1948 | ||
+ | | death_place = Amityville, New York | ||
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+ | He was owner and publisher of [[Mahatma]] from February 1900 - 1901.<ref>Who's Who in the lyceum By Alfred Augustus Wright (1906)</ref><ref>Cover of [[Mahatma]] (March, 1900)</ref><ref>http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2797512&id=I553445760</ref> | ||
− | He | + | He left money to Amityville, New York to build and maintain a park called 'Peterkin Park' in memory of his parents.<ref>https://maps.google.com/maps/place?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF-8&q=Peterkin+Park+Amityville&fb=1&gl=us&hq=Peterkin+Park&hnear=0x89e9d4e4628ee159:0x6282eade0c020be2,Amityville,+NY&cid=3206691909231920140</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:05, 14 November 2012
Hal Merton (1876-1948) was the stage name of Walter George Peterkin who performed on the lyceum circuit as a magician and ventriloquist.
Hal Merton | |
Cover of Sphinx (May, 1910) | |
Born | Walter George Peterkin January 24, 1876 Brooklyn, New York |
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Died | 1948 Amityville, New York |
He was owner and publisher of Mahatma from February 1900 - 1901.[1][2][3]
He left money to Amityville, New York to build and maintain a park called 'Peterkin Park' in memory of his parents.[4]
References
- ↑ Who's Who in the lyceum By Alfred Augustus Wright (1906)
- ↑ Cover of Mahatma (March, 1900)
- ↑ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2797512&id=I553445760
- ↑ https://maps.google.com/maps/place?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF-8&q=Peterkin+Park+Amityville&fb=1&gl=us&hq=Peterkin+Park&hnear=0x89e9d4e4628ee159:0x6282eade0c020be2,Amityville,+NY&cid=3206691909231920140