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| birth_name = Maurice "Morris" Saunders | |||
| birth_day = May 10, | |||
| birth_year = 1879 | |||
| birth_place = Akron, Ohio | |||
| death_day = January 27, | |||
| death_year = 1948 | |||
| death_place = New York City, New York | |||
| resting_place = Section O, Lot 5 of Glendale Cemetery in Akron, Ohio | |||
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[[Maurice Francois Raymond]] (1879 - 1948) toured the world as [[The Great Raymond]]. | |||
He began performing as a young man in the United States, but achieved success first in England. | He began performing as a young man in the United States, but achieved success first in England. | ||
Revision as of 12:54, 25 January 2011
| Maurice F. Raymond | |
| Born | Maurice "Morris" Saunders May 10, 1879 Akron, Ohio |
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| Died | January 27, 1948 (age 68) New York City, New York |
| Resting place | Section O, Lot 5 of Glendale Cemetery in Akron, Ohio |
Maurice Francois Raymond (1879 - 1948) toured the world as The Great Raymond.
He began performing as a young man in the United States, but achieved success first in England.
He played in the Vaudeville circuits and in 1910 he made a tour of Australia, spending considerable time in the Far East. He also visited Japan, China, Manila and Hawaii.
One act that Mr. Raymond was known for was his "Mytempsicosis — fastest trunk escape in the world", performed with his wife, Lipzka.
Raymond was sponsored into the S.A.M. by Houdini in 1921.
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References
- Obituary Bat No. 51, page 366