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'''Sherwood B. Blodgett''', a Harvard graduate and World War I veteran, was an amateur magician that help pioneer close-up magic. | '''Sherwood B. Blodgett''' (1887-1967), a Harvard graduate and World War I veteran, was an amateur magician that help pioneer close-up magic. | ||
Blodgett began magic | == Biography == | ||
Blodgett began magic around 1906 and became to be known for "Vest Pocket Magic" columns in the [[Sphinx]] and [[Linking Ring]]. <ref>Obit, Linking Ring, December, 1967</ref> | |||
He was an inventor of many many pocket tricks and a contributed many effects to [[Linking Ring]], [[The Sphinx]] and [[Osirian]].<ref>History of Conjuring and Magic by Henry Ridgely Evans (1928)</ref> | He was an inventor of many many pocket tricks and a contributed many effects to [[Linking Ring]], [[The Sphinx]] and [[Osirian]].<ref>History of Conjuring and Magic by Henry Ridgely Evans (1928)</ref> | ||
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In the 1930s, he was living in Atlanta, Georgia and was very involved with the magic societies there.<ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], January, 1932</ref> | In the 1930s, he was living in Atlanta, Georgia and was very involved with the magic societies there.<ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], January, 1932</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:58, 28 March 2015
| Sherwood B. Blodgett | |
| Born | Sherwood Brandon Blodgett September 29, 1887 Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Died | November 4. 1967 (age 80) Brookline, Massachusetts |
Sherwood B. Blodgett (1887-1967), a Harvard graduate and World War I veteran, was an amateur magician that help pioneer close-up magic.
Biography
Blodgett began magic around 1906 and became to be known for "Vest Pocket Magic" columns in the Sphinx and Linking Ring. [1]
He was an inventor of many many pocket tricks and a contributed many effects to Linking Ring, The Sphinx and Osirian.[2]
In the 1930s, he was living in Atlanta, Georgia and was very involved with the magic societies there.[3]
References