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[[Leon M. Leon]], son of [[The Great Leon]], was a magician and sound engineer.
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'''Leon M. Leon''' (1903-1998), son of [[The Great Leon]] (Leon Harry Levy), was a magician and sound engineer.<ref>Cover, [[Genii 1985 August|Genii Magazine, Vol. 49, No. 2, August 1989]], Leon Leon, by Teddy Leon, page 80</ref>
  
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== Biography ==
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He settled in Hollywood, California in the 1920s and became involved in the movies and later worked in television production.
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Leon was a life member of the [[Magic Castle]]. His first wife, Teddy, was the first woman to become president of the [[Pacific Coast Association of Magicians]]. After her passing, Leon married Alicia Oviedo, the daughter of a magician.<ref>[[Genii 1998 September|Genii Magazine, Vol. 61, No. 5, September 1998]], Obituaries, Leon Leon (1903-1998), page 28</ref>
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* [[Linking Ring|The Linking Ring, Vol. 55, No. 4, April 1975]], Memoirs Of A Magician's Ghost, Autobiography of John Booth, Chapter 94, page 55
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* [[Linking Ring|The Linking Ring, Vol. 70, No. 7, July 1990]], Ring Report, No. 96, Long Beach, California, page 128
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* [[Linking Ring|The Linking Ring, Vol. 78, No. 10, October 1998]], Broken Wand, Leon M. Leon, by Les Arnold/Joyce Basch, page 159
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Revision as of 09:09, 8 November 2016

Leon M. Leon

Cover of Genii (1985)
BornLeon Marcus Levy
January 27, 1903
Brockton, Massachusetts
DiedJune 15, 1998 (age 95)
North Hollywood, California

Leon M. Leon (1903-1998), son of The Great Leon (Leon Harry Levy), was a magician and sound engineer.[1]

Biography

He settled in Hollywood, California in the 1920s and became involved in the movies and later worked in television production.

Leon was a life member of the Magic Castle. His first wife, Teddy, was the first woman to become president of the Pacific Coast Association of Magicians. After her passing, Leon married Alicia Oviedo, the daughter of a magician.[2]

References

  1. Cover, Genii Magazine, Vol. 49, No. 2, August 1989, Leon Leon, by Teddy Leon, page 80
  2. Genii Magazine, Vol. 61, No. 5, September 1998, Obituaries, Leon Leon (1903-1998), page 28