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Nicknamed "Slippery Slick", he began performing magic for his church at the age of 14. Arriving at legal age he enlisted in the regular U. S. Army as a Supply Sergeant with the 109th Coast Artillery. | Nicknamed "Slippery Slick", he began performing magic for his church at the age of 14. Arriving at legal age he enlisted in the regular U. S. Army as a Supply Sergeant with the 109th Coast Artillery. | ||
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His promotional photo can be seen on the [[Conjuring Arts]] exhibit "The Many Faces of Magic" <ref>http://conjuringarts.org/exhibitions/the-many-faces-of-magic/</ref> | His promotional photo can be seen on the [[Conjuring Arts]] exhibit "The Many Faces of Magic" <ref>http://conjuringarts.org/exhibitions/the-many-faces-of-magic/</ref> | ||
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A. A. A. Almon | |
Born | Arthur Alexander Aloysius Almon August 2, 1873 Digby, Nova Scotia |
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Died | January 8, 1965 (age 91) Pawtueket, Rhode Island |
A. A. A. Almon (1873-1965) was a Captain in a Fire Department, an amateur magician and early member of the IBM from Providence, Rhode Island. [1]
Biography
Nicknamed "Slippery Slick", he began performing magic for his church at the age of 14. Arriving at legal age he enlisted in the regular U. S. Army as a Supply Sergeant with the 109th Coast Artillery.
A life long friend of C. Foster Fenner, he was one of the organizers of IBM Ring 44 of which he served as president.[2]
His promotional photo can be seen on the Conjuring Arts exhibit "The Many Faces of Magic" [3]
References
- ↑ Broken Wand, Linking Ring, February 1965
- ↑ Meet Four A's - "Slippery Slick" By C. Foster Fenner, Linking Ring, Janury 1950
- ↑ http://conjuringarts.org/exhibitions/the-many-faces-of-magic/