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Professor Beedie
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Professor Beedie | |
Born | George Biddie May 1, 1868 Woodside, Aberdeen, Scotland |
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Died | April 11, 1946 (age 77) |
"Professor" Beedie (1868-1946) was an old school professional magician who for almost fifty years toured the highways and byways of his native land performing in schoolrooms, small halls and private houses.
Biography
He moved to United States in 1887, at the age of nineteen, and toured there for ten years as an assistant to Alexander Herrmann and with the Barnum & Bailey circus.[1]
Beedie returned to Scotland where he worked as a magician until his death.[2]
Books
Conjuring Up-to-Date (c. 1890)
References