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'''Whitey Roberts''', billed as "The Magic Juggler", was a professional [[vaudeville]] performer.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0731676/</ref>
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'''Whitey Roberts''' (1903-1999), billed as "The Magic Juggler", was a professional [[vaudeville]] performer.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0731676/</ref>
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== Biography ==
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He took the name "Roberts" from his mother's maiden name and "Whitey" from the nick-name given him as a kid.
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He won first prize on the pilot of the Gong Show and did other appearances on [[Johnny Carson]] and Redd Foxx shows.
  
He took Roberts from his mother's maiden name and Whitey from the nick-name given him as a kid.
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Whitey was a member of [[S.A.M.]], [[I.B.M.]], and the [[Academy of Magical Arts]] where he was a frequent performer both on stage and in close-up at the [[Magic Castle]]. He was made an honorary member of SAM Assembly 22.
  
He won first prize on the pilot of the Gong Show and did other appearances on Johnny Carson and Redd Foxx shows.
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His son, [[Tyson Roberts]], a Professor at Harvard University, was also interested in magic and attended the [[Chavez Course]] in magic with him.<ref>[[Genii 1979 March]]</ref>
  
Whitey was a member of [[S.A.M.]], [[I.B.M.]], and the [[Academy of Magical Arts]] where he is a frequent performer both on stage and in close-up at the [[Magic Castle]]. He was made an honorary member of SAM Assembly 22.
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His son, Tyson Roberts, a Professor at Harvard University, was also interested in magic and both Whitey and his son attended the [[Chavez Course]] in magic with his him.<ref>Genii 1979 March</ref>
 
  
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Latest revision as of 15:45, 21 September 2019

Whitey Roberts

MarchGenii79.jpg


Cover Genii 1979 March
BornAlston Whitey Peterson
November 17, 1903
Ohio
DiedSeptember 21, 1999 (age 95)
Los Angeles, California

Whitey Roberts (1903-1999), billed as "The Magic Juggler", was a professional vaudeville performer.[1]

Biography

He took the name "Roberts" from his mother's maiden name and "Whitey" from the nick-name given him as a kid.

He won first prize on the pilot of the Gong Show and did other appearances on Johnny Carson and Redd Foxx shows.

Whitey was a member of S.A.M., I.B.M., and the Academy of Magical Arts where he was a frequent performer both on stage and in close-up at the Magic Castle. He was made an honorary member of SAM Assembly 22.

His son, Tyson Roberts, a Professor at Harvard University, was also interested in magic and attended the Chavez Course in magic with him.[2]

References

  1. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0731676/
  2. Genii 1979 March