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'''Clint Riedel''', a | '''Clint Riedel''' (b.1908-d.1995), an East Coast part-time stage magician, was a sign painter and artist by trade. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Inspired in 1920 seeing a [[Thurston]] show, Riedel started performing full-time after retiring as a sign painter in 1937. He specialized in silk manipulation. | |||
With his wife, Millie, the couple first did tent shows, but changed to auditorium and shows in halls after the birth of their son. They performed a two-hour magic show about 100 times a year for 20 years, retiring the show in 1960. | |||
Riedel was also an apparatus builder for [[U.F. Grant]] and others in the 1930s until the 1970s. In 1951, he built a magic show for Arthur Godfrey. He invented Rice Box to Lantern.<ref>[[Linking Ring|The Linking Ring, Vol. 75, No. 5, May 1995]], Broken Wand, Clinton C. Riedel, page 121 </ref> | |||
== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
===Books=== | ===Books=== | ||
* The Magic of Riedel, by Jim Klein | * The Magic of Riedel, by Jim Klein | ||
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* [[Genii 1952 November|Genii Magazine, Vol. 17, No. 3, November 1952]], News of the Magic Dealers Association, inc. Clint Riedel, page 120 | * [[Genii 1952 November|Genii Magazine, Vol. 17, No. 3, November 1952]], News of the Magic Dealers Association, inc. Clint Riedel, page 120 | ||
* Cover, [[Linking Ring|The Linking Ring, Vol. 33, No. 7, September 1953]], Riedel, by Eddie Clever, page 19 | * Cover, [[Linking Ring|The Linking Ring, Vol. 33, No. 7, September 1953]], Riedel, by Eddie Clever, page 19 | ||
* [[M-U-M|M-U-M, Vol. 85, No. 1, June 1995]], Broken Wands, Clinton C. Riedel, page 42 | * [[M-U-M|M-U-M, Vol. 85, No. 1, June 1995]], Broken Wands, Clinton C. Riedel, page 42 | ||
* [[Linking Ring|The Linking Ring, Vol. 78, No. 2, February 1998]], Pictures From The Past, page 52, Answer to Pictures From The Past, page 123 | * [[Linking Ring|The Linking Ring, Vol. 78, No. 2, February 1998]], Pictures From The Past, page 52, Answer to Pictures From The Past, page 123 | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:09, 30 March 2024
| Clint Riedel | |
| Born | Clinton Charles Riedel March 30, 1908 Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
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| Died | March 11, 1995 (age 86) Leacock, Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
Clint Riedel (b.1908-d.1995), an East Coast part-time stage magician, was a sign painter and artist by trade.
Biography
Inspired in 1920 seeing a Thurston show, Riedel started performing full-time after retiring as a sign painter in 1937. He specialized in silk manipulation.
With his wife, Millie, the couple first did tent shows, but changed to auditorium and shows in halls after the birth of their son. They performed a two-hour magic show about 100 times a year for 20 years, retiring the show in 1960.
Riedel was also an apparatus builder for U.F. Grant and others in the 1930s until the 1970s. In 1951, he built a magic show for Arthur Godfrey. He invented Rice Box to Lantern.[1]
Bibliography
Books
- The Magic of Riedel, by Jim Klein
References
- ↑ The Linking Ring, Vol. 75, No. 5, May 1995, Broken Wand, Clinton C. Riedel, page 121
- Genii Magazine, Vol. 17, No. 3, November 1952, News of the Magic Dealers Association, inc. Clint Riedel, page 120
- Cover, The Linking Ring, Vol. 33, No. 7, September 1953, Riedel, by Eddie Clever, page 19
- M-U-M, Vol. 85, No. 1, June 1995, Broken Wands, Clinton C. Riedel, page 42
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 78, No. 2, February 1998, Pictures From The Past, page 52, Answer to Pictures From The Past, page 123