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| birth_name = George Chipman Staples | | birth_name = George Chipman Staples | ||
| birth_day = | | birth_day = December 24, | ||
| birth_year = | | birth_year = 1889 | ||
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| death_day = October 2, | | death_day = October 2, | ||
| death_year = 1951 | | death_year = 1951 | ||
| death_place = Manhattan, Kansas | | death_place = Manhattan, Kansas | ||
| resting_place = St. Joseph, Mo. | | resting_place = St. Joseph Memorial Park, Mo. | ||
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'''George Staples''' was a magician and entertainer in the Kansas, Missouri,Iowa, and Illinois area. | '''George Staples''' (c.1890-1951) was a magician and entertainer in the Kansas, Missouri,Iowa, and Illinois area. | ||
A graduate of the Chicago Art Institute<ref>Tops, May 1945, page 11</ref>, | == Biography == | ||
Staples started in [[Lyceum]] about 1915 and did [[Chalk Talk]], Rag Pictures, Ventriloquist, Illusions, and a Monkey Act. He even trained one monkey just to open the curtains<ref>Tops, September 1936, page 4</ref> He set a record when he toured 13 consecutive summers on the [[Chautauqua]] Circuits of Topeka, Kansas. | A graduate of the Chicago Art Institute<ref>Tops, May 1945, page 11</ref>, Staples started in [[Lyceum]] about 1915 and did [[Chalk Talk]], Rag Pictures, Ventriloquist, Illusions, and a Monkey Act. He even trained one monkey just to open the curtains<ref>Tops, September 1936, page 4</ref> He set a record when he toured 13 consecutive summers on the [[Chautauqua]] Circuits of Topeka, Kansas. | ||
In his later years he worked in the school assembly field. <ref>Tops, November 1951, page 27</ref> | In his later years he worked in the school assembly field. <ref>Tops, November 1951, page 27</ref> | ||
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Staples collapsed and died while doing a show at the Manhattan (Kansas) Junior High School. He had gone through about 15 minutes of his act when he was stricken with a heart attack.<ref>Broken Wand, Linking Ring, November 1951</ref> | Staples collapsed and died while doing a show at the Manhattan (Kansas) Junior High School. He had gone through about 15 minutes of his act when he was stricken with a heart attack.<ref>Broken Wand, Linking Ring, November 1951</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:42, 28 November 2023
| George Staples | |
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| Born | George Chipman Staples December 24, 1889 |
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| Died | October 2, 1951 (age 61) Manhattan, Kansas |
| Resting place | St. Joseph Memorial Park, Mo. |
George Staples (c.1890-1951) was a magician and entertainer in the Kansas, Missouri,Iowa, and Illinois area.
Biography
A graduate of the Chicago Art Institute[1], Staples started in Lyceum about 1915 and did Chalk Talk, Rag Pictures, Ventriloquist, Illusions, and a Monkey Act. He even trained one monkey just to open the curtains[2] He set a record when he toured 13 consecutive summers on the Chautauqua Circuits of Topeka, Kansas.
In his later years he worked in the school assembly field. [3]
Staples collapsed and died while doing a show at the Manhattan (Kansas) Junior High School. He had gone through about 15 minutes of his act when he was stricken with a heart attack.[4]
References
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=124427141