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| − | '''William Benjamin''', who lived in Terre Haute, Indiana was a magician and taxidermist.<ref>[[Sphinx]] September 1912 (cover)</ref> | + | '''William Benjamin''' (1863-1941), who lived in Terre Haute, Indiana, was a magician and taxidermist.<ref>[[Sphinx]] September 1912 (cover)</ref> |
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He was an inventor of numerous tricks and illusions and earned reputation in the West and Southwest as a magician of skill.<ref>Magic And Its Professors by Henry Ridgely Evans (1902)</ref> Caulk was featured in the show "Robertson's Hindoo Illusions" in 1899 and 1900. He served as a member of the advisory council of the ornithological congress at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago.<ref>Classic Correspondences, Magic Magazine, October 2006</ref> | He was an inventor of numerous tricks and illusions and earned reputation in the West and Southwest as a magician of skill.<ref>Magic And Its Professors by Henry Ridgely Evans (1902)</ref> Caulk was featured in the show "Robertson's Hindoo Illusions" in 1899 and 1900. He served as a member of the advisory council of the ornithological congress at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago.<ref>Classic Correspondences, Magic Magazine, October 2006</ref> | ||
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His letterhead proclaimed "W. Benjamin, Prestidigitateur" and incorporated a red court jester clutching a magic wand surrounded by playing cards, blooming flowers, a bird cage, a fire urn and a rabbit while standing on a platform supported by two interlaced serpents. Above his name was a bird with an envelope secured around its neck. Between his name and title were five rabbits are escaping from a top hat.<ref>http://tribstar.com/history/x1155669755/Historical-Perspecitve-William-Benjamin-Caulk-acclaimed-as-magician</ref> | His letterhead proclaimed "W. Benjamin, Prestidigitateur" and incorporated a red court jester clutching a magic wand surrounded by playing cards, blooming flowers, a bird cage, a fire urn and a rabbit while standing on a platform supported by two interlaced serpents. Above his name was a bird with an envelope secured around its neck. Between his name and title were five rabbits are escaping from a top hat.<ref>http://tribstar.com/history/x1155669755/Historical-Perspecitve-William-Benjamin-Caulk-acclaimed-as-magician</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 21:05, 22 September 2013
| William Benjamin | |
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| Born | William Benjamin Caulk July of 1863 Terre Haute, Indiana |
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| Died | July 23, 1941 (age 77) Terre Haute, Indiana |
William Benjamin (1863-1941), who lived in Terre Haute, Indiana, was a magician and taxidermist.[1]
Biography
He was an inventor of numerous tricks and illusions and earned reputation in the West and Southwest as a magician of skill.[2] Caulk was featured in the show "Robertson's Hindoo Illusions" in 1899 and 1900. He served as a member of the advisory council of the ornithological congress at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago.[3]
Linking Ring (Vol 4, No. 1) listed him on the IBM membership list for 1926 as member number 201 and in the August 1934 issue it reported that Wm. B. Caulk, of Terre Haute, Indiana, received five hundred dollars for his effects in Wm. E. Robinson's "Slate Writing and Kindred Arts."
He contributed numerous articles to Albert Hopkins' book "Magic: Stage Illusions, Special Effects and Trick Photography".
His letterhead proclaimed "W. Benjamin, Prestidigitateur" and incorporated a red court jester clutching a magic wand surrounded by playing cards, blooming flowers, a bird cage, a fire urn and a rabbit while standing on a platform supported by two interlaced serpents. Above his name was a bird with an envelope secured around its neck. Between his name and title were five rabbits are escaping from a top hat.[4]
References
- ↑ Sphinx September 1912 (cover)
- ↑ Magic And Its Professors by Henry Ridgely Evans (1902)
- ↑ Classic Correspondences, Magic Magazine, October 2006
- ↑ http://tribstar.com/history/x1155669755/Historical-Perspecitve-William-Benjamin-Caulk-acclaimed-as-magician
