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Jimmy Rogers

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Jimmy Rogers
BornJames Rogers
March 19, 1902
London, England
DiedAugust 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

  1. Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1934)
  2. Obit, Magic Circular, October/November 1980