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'''William Harry Montgomery''', a lawyer by profession, was an amateur magician specializing in ventriloquism. | '''William Harry Montgomery''' (1886-19458), a lawyer by profession, was an amateur magician specializing in ventriloquism who performed under the name "Arthur X. Abbott". | ||
== Biography == | |||
He was a member of [[S. A. M.]] and [[I. B. M.]]<ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], December, 1931</ref> | He was a member of [[S. A. M.]] and [[I. B. M.]]<ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], December, 1931</ref> | ||
He was instrumental in getting the [[Al Baker]] Assembly No. 35 in Poughkeepsie, New York organized and served as its president. He later moved back to New Jersey and started the Assembly No. 60 in Atlantic | He was instrumental in getting the [[Al Baker]] Assembly No. 35 in Poughkeepsie, New York organized and served as its president. He later moved back to New Jersey and started the Assembly No. 60 in Atlantic City.<ref>Obit, MUM, May 1958</ref> | ||
City.<ref>Obit, MUM, May 1958</ref> | |||
== Books == | == Books == | ||
* BIGGER & BETTER MAGIC (which ran serial in [[Tops]] in 1946) | * BIGGER & BETTER MAGIC (which ran serial in [[Tops]] in 1946) | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:35, 26 January 2014
| William Harry Montgomery | |
| Born | August 14, 1886 Vineland, New Jersey |
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| Died | March 20, 1958 (age 71) Margate City, New Jersey |
William Harry Montgomery (1886-19458), a lawyer by profession, was an amateur magician specializing in ventriloquism who performed under the name "Arthur X. Abbott".
Biography
He was a member of S. A. M. and I. B. M.[1]
He was instrumental in getting the Al Baker Assembly No. 35 in Poughkeepsie, New York organized and served as its president. He later moved back to New Jersey and started the Assembly No. 60 in Atlantic City.[2]
Books
- BIGGER & BETTER MAGIC (which ran serial in Tops in 1946)
References