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Roland Travers
From Magicpedia, the free online encyclopedia for magicians by magicians.
Roland Travers (1891-1970) began performing on Oriental style act in 1901 and left home in California at 17 to join Adelaide Hermann on tour.
Roland Travers | |
Born | 1891 |
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Died | May 1, 1970 |
Later in vaudeville, he performed as "The Illusionist Extraordinary". He created the illusion for his act where a lady vanishes from the top of a ladder.
Later in life, he created special equipment for a number of magicians including Dell O'Dell.
He was killed in an automobile accident on his way to a S.A.M. meeting.[1]
References
- ↑ Article by Clarence Blair Genii 1971 September