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| − | '''Jimmy Rogers''', grandson of actor Jimmy Rogers, was a semi-professional magician starting in 1930. | + | '''Jimmy Rogers''' (1902-1980), grandson of actor Jimmy Rogers, was a semi-professional magician starting in 1930. |
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He became first interested in magic from watching [[Chung Ling Soo]] perform. <ref>Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1934) </ref> | He became first interested in magic from watching [[Chung Ling Soo]] perform. <ref>Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1934) </ref> | ||
He worked for a number of years for the Moss and Stoll Circuits, before branching out with his solo Dove act, specializing in private dinner parties. | He worked for a number of years for the Moss and Stoll Circuits, before branching out with his solo Dove act, specializing in private dinner parties. | ||
| − | + | Rogers was a Life Member of the Magicians' Club (1930) and a founding member of the Southend Sorcerers' Society.<ref> Obit, [[Magic Circular]], October/November 1980</ref> | |
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* [http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=37059 Newsreel Film] | * [http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=37059 Newsreel Film] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:07, 7 February 2014
| Jimmy Rogers | |
| Born | James Rogers March 19, 1902 London, England |
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| Died | August 21, 1980 (age 78) |
Jimmy Rogers (1902-1980), grandson of actor Jimmy Rogers, was a semi-professional magician starting in 1930.
Biography
He became first interested in magic from watching Chung Ling Soo perform. [1]
He worked for a number of years for the Moss and Stoll Circuits, before branching out with his solo Dove act, specializing in private dinner parties.
Rogers was a Life Member of the Magicians' Club (1930) and a founding member of the Southend Sorcerers' Society.[2]
References
- ↑ Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1934)
- ↑ Obit, Magic Circular, October/November 1980
