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| birth_name = Jose Famadas Sobrinho | | birth_name = Jose Famadas Sobrinho | ||
| birth_day = | | birth_day = April 10, | ||
| birth_year = | | birth_year = 1908 | ||
| birth_place = Rio de Janiero, Brazil | | birth_place = Rio de Janiero, Brazil | ||
| death_day = | | death_day = July 9 | ||
| death_year = | | death_year = 1991 | ||
| death_place = Flushing, New York | | death_place = Flushing, New York | ||
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Famadas made a specialty of the history of magic and was a collector of tricks, illusions. He had been a contributor to many magical magazines. | Famadas made a specialty of the history of magic and was a collector of tricks, illusions. He had been a contributor to many magical magazines. | ||
He was also an official correspondent of the [[Society of American | He was also an official correspondent of the [[Society of American Magicians]] and other magical societies.<ref>Cover, [[Linking Ring]], November 1934</ref> He held l.B.M. No. 2678 and was a member of the Order of Merlin Excalibur and Ring 26.<ref>Obit, Linking Ring, October 1991</ref> | ||
Magicians]] and other magical societies.<ref>Cover, [[Linking Ring]], November 1934</ref> He held l.B.M. No. 2678 and was a member of the Order of Merlin Excalibur and Ring 26.<ref>Obit, October | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 14:57, 27 November 2010
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| Born | Jose Famadas Sobrinho April 10, 1908 Rio de Janiero, Brazil |
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| Died | July 9 1991 (age 83) Flushing, New York |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
Famadas (aka Professor Colmar) was a professional magician in Brazil who began performing in 1916.
He was a member of the S.A.M., I.B.M., I.M.C., Sodedade Brasilelra de Magia (Brazilian Magical Society), and Magicka Loze of Praha.[1]
Famadas made a specialty of the history of magic and was a collector of tricks, illusions. He had been a contributor to many magical magazines.
He was also an official correspondent of the Society of American Magicians and other magical societies.[2] He held l.B.M. No. 2678 and was a member of the Order of Merlin Excalibur and Ring 26.[3]
References
- ↑ Who's Who in Magic, Sphinx, June, 1934
- ↑ Cover, Linking Ring, November 1934
- ↑ Obit, Linking Ring, October 1991