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| + | '''Lesley (Piddington) Hazlitt''' (b. 1925) performed with her husband, [[Sydney Piddington]] (1918-1991), as the mentalism team called [[The Piddingtons]]. | ||
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She married Sydney in Australia while she was a radio-actress. They put together a telepathy act based on Sydney's experience and as The Piddingtons became a successful in Sydney and Melbourne on the radio and with live stage shows. | She married Sydney in Australia while she was a radio-actress. They put together a telepathy act based on Sydney's experience and as The Piddingtons became a successful in Sydney and Melbourne on the radio and with live stage shows. | ||
In 1949 they went to England where they became a success on BBC radio programs. | In 1949 they went to England where they became a success on BBC radio programs. | ||
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| + | In 2003, a taped interview with her by [[Jim Steinmeyer]] was presented at the [[Conference on Magic History]]. | ||
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Revision as of 12:57, 28 July 2013
| Lesley Piddington | |
| Born | Lesley Pope 1925 |
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Lesley (Piddington) Hazlitt (b. 1925) performed with her husband, Sydney Piddington (1918-1991), as the mentalism team called The Piddingtons.
She married Sydney in Australia while she was a radio-actress. They put together a telepathy act based on Sydney's experience and as The Piddingtons became a successful in Sydney and Melbourne on the radio and with live stage shows.
In 1949 they went to England where they became a success on BBC radio programs.
In 2003, a taped interview with her by Jim Steinmeyer was presented at the Conference on Magic History.
References
- The Piddingtons by Russell Braddon. London: T. Werner Laurie, 1950.
- Radio National, Australia http://www.abc.net.au/rn/history/hindsight/stories/s98346.htm
- http://www.answers.com/topic/sydney-and-lesley-piddingtons
