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Revision as of 08:45, 28 December 2014
| Bert Allerton | |
 Cover of Genii (1941) | |
| Born | Albert Allen Gustafson January 01, 1889 Lynn Center, Illinois |
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| Died | February 22, 1958 (age 69) Veterans Hospital, Elgin, Illinois |
| Resting place | Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Illinois |
Bert Allerton (January 1, 1889 - February 22, 1958), born Albert Allen Gustafson, worked as a successful close-up magician in top nightclubs and hotels across the United States.
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Biography
After a career as an oil salesman and the death of his wife, Allerton took up magic. He eventually started performing close-up magic in nightclubs. He worked for many years at the Ambassador East Hotel Pump Room in Chicago as well as the House of Murphy in Hollywood and the Hotel Pierre in New York City.
He was one of the few magicians at the time to work exclusively in the close-up arena. One of his features was performing the Vanishing Bird Cage close up.
Final resting place is at Memorial Park Cemetery, 9900 Gross Point Road, Skokie, IL.[1][2][3][4]
Works
The Close-Up Magician
Published posthumously. Bert Allerton's The Close Up Magician by Robert Parrish (1958).
Stars of Magic
Series 3 of the Stars of Magic was published in 1947, and was devoted to Allerton.
- "Pump Room Phantasy" (Series 3, No. 1)
- "Bamboozle" (Series 3, No. 2)
Items in Books
| Title | Book Title | Author | Year | Page(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Aces Up" | More Card Manipulations (Series 1) | Jean Hugard | 1938 | 34 |
| "Magnetic Thought" | More Card Manipulations (Series 1) | Jean Hugard | 1938 | 44-46 |
| "Allerton Switch" | More Card Manipulations (Series 1) | Jean Hugard | 1938 | 45 |
| "The Allerton Top Palm" | Card Control | Arthur Buckley | 1946 | 69 |
| "Casual Nail Cutting" (with Frederick Braue) | Show Stoppers with Cards | Jean Hugard and Fred Braue | 1948 | 9 |
| "Allerton's Amazing Aces" | Show Stoppers with Cards | Jean Hugard and Fred Braue | 1948 | 3 |
| "Allerton Change" | Card Cavalcade | Jerry Mentzer | 1972 | 22 |
| "Allerton Move" | CardMagic | Richard Kaufman | 1979 | 128 |
| "The Bert Allerton Aspirin Tin Routine (with Eugene Burger) | The Performance of Close-Up Magic | Eugene Burger | 1987 | 23 |
| "The Allerton Change" | Card College, Volume 4 | Roberto Giobbi | 2000 | 815 |
Items in Magazines
| Title | Magazine Title | Vol. | No. | Date | Page(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Allerton Switch" | The Hierophant | 3 | Spring (March) 1970 | 117 |
References
- ↑ Cover Genii, Vol. 5, No. 8, April 1941, page 253
- ↑ Obit Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. 15, no. 11, April 1958
- ↑ Spotlight: This Month Bert Allerton by Eugene Burger in Genii 1994 June
- ↑ Article Remembering Bert Allerton by Russ Barnhart Genii 1998 August
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 23, No. 5, July 1943, BERT ALLERTON, by Will Davidson, page 31
- The Conjurors' Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, June 1945, Modern Magicians – Bert ALLERTON by MAURICE ZOLOTOW, page 19
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 26, No. 4, June 1946, Bert Allerton by John Braun, page 17
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 29, No. 2, April 1949, Chicago Parade, by Eddie Clever, Bert Allerton, page 51
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 38, No. 2, April 1958, Bert Allerton as Frances Ireland knew him, page 93
- M-U-M, Vol. 47, No. 11, April 1958, Chicago Miscellany by Hermann Homar, page 487
- Genii, Vol. 57, No. 8, June 1994, Spotlight, This Month: Bert Allerton by Eugene Burger, page 533
- Genii, Vol.61, No. 4, August 1998, Remembering Bert Allerton, Reminiscences by Russell T. Barnhart, page 38
