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[[Tommy Martin]] (April 20, 1910 - February 11, 1991) was born Thomas Bradley
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'''Tommy Martin''' (April 20, 1910 - February 11, 1991) was the first magician to play Radio City Music Hall in New York City (1936) and was known for his [[Egg on Fan]] routine.
Martin in Nashville, Tennessee.
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After a few years as a newspaper reporter in Nashville, Knoxville and New Orleans, he became an assistant to Cliff Jones (aka "[[Lesta]]"), eventually doing some shows himself. T. Bradley Martin, as Tommy was sometimes billed, met [[Max Malini]] and started improving under the old master's tutelage.
 
After a few years as a newspaper reporter in Nashville, Knoxville and New Orleans, he became an assistant to Cliff Jones (aka "[[Lesta]]"), eventually doing some shows himself. T. Bradley Martin, as Tommy was sometimes billed, met [[Max Malini]] and started improving under the old master's tutelage.
  
By January 1936. he had become the first magician to play Radio City Music Hall in New York City. He was known for his [[Egg on Fan]] routine.
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He passed away of complications from Alzheimer's Disease in Houston.<ref>Obit. [[Genii 1991 June]]</ref>
 
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He passed away of complications from Alzheimer's Disease in Houston.
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* Obit. [[Genii 1991 June]]
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Revision as of 14:22, 18 March 2012

Tommy Martin (April 20, 1910 - February 11, 1991) was the first magician to play Radio City Music Hall in New York City (1936) and was known for his Egg on Fan routine.

Tommy Martin
BornThomas Bradley Martin
April 20, 1910
Nashville, Tennessee
DiedFebruary 11, 1991 (age 80)
Houston, Texas

After a few years as a newspaper reporter in Nashville, Knoxville and New Orleans, he became an assistant to Cliff Jones (aka "Lesta"), eventually doing some shows himself. T. Bradley Martin, as Tommy was sometimes billed, met Max Malini and started improving under the old master's tutelage.

He passed away of complications from Alzheimer's Disease in Houston.[1]

References

  1. Obit. Genii 1991 June