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'''Gate Mudaliyar A.C.G.S. Amarasekara''' was an amateur magician (The Gay Deceiver) and professional portrait painter and art teacher. | '''Gate Mudaliyar A.C.G.S. Amarasekara''' (1883-1983) was an amateur magician (The Gay Deceiver) and professional portrait painter and art teacher. | ||
His two and a half hours act consisted of conjuring, ventriloquism, lightning sketches and shadowgraphy. His first public appearance was at the Ceylon Public Hall in 1916.<ref>Linking Ring Parade, October 1974</ref> | == Biography == | ||
His two and a half hours act consisted of conjuring, [[ventriloquism]], lightning sketches and [[shadowgraphy]]. His first public appearance was at the Ceylon Public Hall in 1916.<ref>Linking Ring Parade, October 1974</ref> | |||
He was a contributor to periodicals.<ref>Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1934)</ref> | Amarasekara started the "Ceylon Association of Magicians" later known as the Sri Lanka Magic Circle [[I.B.M.]] Ring 139 in 1886 and remained its Founder President to the day of his death. He was a contributor to various periodicals.<ref>Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1934)</ref> | ||
He entertained the troops in Europe during World War II and was decorated with the OBE by H.M. King George VI in 1940.<ref>Linking Ring August 1983</ref> | |||
His son, [[D. V. A. S. Amarasekara]] (born November 30, 1918) followed in his footsteps and performed as the "Gay Deceiver Junior." | |||
== Books == | == Books == | ||
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* 1946 British Ring trophy. | * 1946 British Ring trophy. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:11, 10 September 2013
| A.C.G.S. Amarasekara | |
| Born | March 2, 1883 Dodanduwa, Ceylon |
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| Died | March 19, 1983 (age 100) |
Gate Mudaliyar A.C.G.S. Amarasekara (1883-1983) was an amateur magician (The Gay Deceiver) and professional portrait painter and art teacher.
Biography
His two and a half hours act consisted of conjuring, ventriloquism, lightning sketches and shadowgraphy. His first public appearance was at the Ceylon Public Hall in 1916.[1]
Amarasekara started the "Ceylon Association of Magicians" later known as the Sri Lanka Magic Circle I.B.M. Ring 139 in 1886 and remained its Founder President to the day of his death. He was a contributor to various periodicals.[2]
He entertained the troops in Europe during World War II and was decorated with the OBE by H.M. King George VI in 1940.[3]
His son, D. V. A. S. Amarasekara (born November 30, 1918) followed in his footsteps and performed as the "Gay Deceiver Junior."
Books
- "Esbendun" (Conjuring in Singhalese)
- "Gay Deception" (English).
Awards
- 1946 British Ring trophy.
References