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}}'''Famadas''' (aka Professor Colmar | }}'''Famadas''' (1908-1991), aka Professor Colmar, was a professional magician in Brazil who began performing in 1916. | ||
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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.<ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], June, 1934</ref> | 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.<ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], June, 1934</ref> | ||
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He was also an official correspondent for 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> | He was also an official correspondent for 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> | ||
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Revision as of 15:28, 25 September 2013
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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 (1908-1991), aka Professor Colmar, was a professional magician in Brazil who began performing in 1916.
Biography
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 for 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