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Gunn started professionally in 1922, specializing in water tricks and live birds. | Gunn started professionally in 1922, specializing in water tricks and live birds. | ||
A member of the [[I. B. M.]], Hollywood Mystic 27 | A member of the [[I. B. M.]], Hollywood Mystic 27<ref>Who's Who in Magic, Sphinx, September, 1931</ref>, he wrote a column in the first volume of [[Genii]] called ''Scattered Shots''. | ||
Gunn was the fist American performer to do television act in magic at the KHJ Don Lee Station. <ref>[[The Linking Ring]], Vol. 19, no. 3, May 1939, page 218 </ref> | Gunn was the fist American performer to do television act in magic at the KHJ Don Lee Station. <ref>[[The Linking Ring]], Vol. 19, no. 3, May 1939, page 218 </ref> | ||
Revision as of 09:40, 9 December 2011
| Len O. Gunn | |
| Born | Len Oliver Gunn October 13, 1896 Starkville, Mississippi |
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| Died | April 17, 1975 (age 78) |
Len O. Gunn (1896 - 1975) was a part-time professional that did evening, club, and children's shows.
Gunn started professionally in 1922, specializing in water tricks and live birds.
A member of the I. B. M., Hollywood Mystic 27[1], he wrote a column in the first volume of Genii called Scattered Shots.
Gunn was the fist American performer to do television act in magic at the KHJ Don Lee Station. [2]
Gunn was a good friend of Caryl Fleming. When Fleming passed away, he bought his collection of rare magic and open his Magician's Supply Co. store.[3]
References
- ↑ Who's Who in Magic, Sphinx, September, 1931
- ↑ The Linking Ring, Vol. 19, no. 3, May 1939, page 218
- ↑ Obit, Genii 1975 October and MUM July 1975