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| birth_name = Maurice "Morris" Saunders | | birth_name = Maurice "Morris" Saunders | ||
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− | + | '''Maurice Francois Raymond''' (1877-1948) toured the world as '''The Great Raymond'''. | |
− | He began performing as a young man in the United States, but achieved success first in England. | + | == Biography == |
+ | He began performing as a young man in the United States, but achieved success first in England. Raymond played in the [[Vaudeville]] circuits and in 1910 he made a tour of Australia, spending considerable time in the Far East. He also visited Japan, China, Manila and Hawaii. | ||
− | + | One act that Raymond was known for was his "Mytempsicosis — fastest trunk escape in the world", performed with his wife, Lipzka. | |
− | + | He was sponsored into the [[S.A.M.]] by [[Houdini]] in 1921.<ref>Obituary [[Bat]] No. 51, page 366 </ref> | |
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== Books == | == Books == | ||
* [[The Great Raymond: Entertainer of Kings, King of Entertainers]] by [[William Rauscher]] (1997) | * [[The Great Raymond: Entertainer of Kings, King of Entertainers]] by [[William Rauscher]] (1997) | ||
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− | * | + | * http://magicpostcards.wordpress.com/2010/10/24/the-great-raymond/ |
+ | * http://www.themagicdetective.com/2011/01/great-raymonds-grave.html | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:15, 1 September 2023
Maurice F. Raymond | |
Born | Maurice "Morris" Saunders May 30, 1877 Akron, Ohio |
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Died | January 27, 1948 (age 70) New York City, New York |
Resting place | Section O, Lot 5 of Glendale Cemetery in Akron, Ohio |
Maurice Francois Raymond (1877-1948) toured the world as The Great Raymond.
Biography
He began performing as a young man in the United States, but achieved success first in England. Raymond played in the Vaudeville circuits and in 1910 he made a tour of Australia, spending considerable time in the Far East. He also visited Japan, China, Manila and Hawaii.
One act that Raymond was known for was his "Mytempsicosis — fastest trunk escape in the world", performed with his wife, Lipzka.
He was sponsored into the S.A.M. by Houdini in 1921.[1]