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[[Maurice Francois Raymond]] (May 10, 1879 - January 27, 1948) | [[Maurice Francois Raymond]] (May 10, 1879 - January 27, 1948), born Maurice "Morris" Saunders in Akron, Ohio, toured the world as [[The Great Raymond]]. | ||
He began performing as a young man in the United States, but achieved success first in England | He began performing as a young man in the United States, but achieved success first in England. | ||
He | He played in the [[Vaudeville circuits and in 1910 he made a tour of Australia, spending considerable time in the Far East. He also visited Japan, China, Manila and Hawaii. | ||
One act that Mr. Raymond was known for was his "Mytempsicosis — fastest trunk escape in the world", performed with his wife, Lipzka. | |||
Raymond was sponsored into the [[S.A.M.]] by [[Houdini]] in 1921. | |||
== Books == | == Books == | ||
* [[The Great Raymond: Entertainer of Kings, King of Entertainers]] by [[William Rauscher]] (1997) | * [[The Great Raymond: Entertainer of Kings, King of Entertainers]] by [[William Rauscher]] (1997) | ||
[[Category:Biographies | == References == | ||
* Obituary [[Bat]] No. 51, page 366 | |||
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Revision as of 10:52, 9 February 2009
Maurice Francois Raymond (May 10, 1879 - January 27, 1948), born Maurice "Morris" Saunders in Akron, Ohio, toured the world as The Great Raymond.
He began performing as a young man in the United States, but achieved success first in England.
He played in the [[Vaudeville circuits and in 1910 he made a tour of Australia, spending considerable time in the Far East. He also visited Japan, China, Manila and Hawaii.
One act that Mr. Raymond was known for was his "Mytempsicosis — fastest trunk escape in the world", performed with his wife, Lipzka.
Raymond was sponsored into the S.A.M. by Houdini in 1921.
Books
References
- Obituary Bat No. 51, page 366