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| − | [[Paul Le Paul]] (August 2, 1900 - 1958) was born Paul Shields Braden in Olney, Illinois. He grew up in St. Louis where he was s boyhood pal of [[Bill Baird]]. | + | [[Paul Le Paul]] (August 2, 1900 - June 8, 1958) was born Paul Shields Braden in Olney, Illinois. He grew up in St. Louis where he was s boyhood pal of [[Bill Baird]]. |
He started his professional career around 1920, doing a manipulative act entirely with playing cards. | He started his professional career around 1920, doing a manipulative act entirely with playing cards. | ||
Revision as of 14:59, 14 July 2008
Paul Le Paul (August 2, 1900 - June 8, 1958) was born Paul Shields Braden in Olney, Illinois. He grew up in St. Louis where he was s boyhood pal of Bill Baird.
He started his professional career around 1920, doing a manipulative act entirely with playing cards.
He adopted the name Le Paul around 1927. LePaul made his first New York vaudeville appearance in July of 1928 at the Fifth Avenue Theatre.
He worked in vaudeville and later appeared in the top night clubs and hotels. He also played on Broadway in Earl Carrolls' Varities.
Le Paul was one of the first to use to the split-fan production in a professional act. At one time he also used the glass vanish under the newspaper, and may have been the first man to use this as a stage trick.
He was a technical adviser for movies, including "Eternally Yours" starring David Niven.
During World War II, he performed tours with the USO.
He appears to have started the Card to Wallet fad among magicians which was based on the routine he published as "Cards in Sealed Envelope" in the late 1940s. (Wallets did not become a common item until after the 1950s).
Publications
- The Card Magic of Le Paul
- The Card Magic of Brother John Hamman (edited by Le Paul)
