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Revision as of 19:10, 28 December 2014

Bert Allerton

Cover of Genii (1941)
BornAlbert Allen Gustafson
January 01, 1889
Lynn Center, Illinois
DiedFebruary 22, 1958 (age 69)
Veterans Hospital, Elgin, Illinois
Resting placeMemorial 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.

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)
"Mind Reading with the Finger Tips" (as Bert Gustafson) Greater Magic John Northern Hilliard 1938 900-902
"Aces Up" More Card Manipulations (Series 1) Jean Hugard 1938 34-35
"Magnetic Thought" More Card Manipulations (Series 1) Jean Hugard 1938 44-46
"Contrary Do As I Do" Expert Card Technique Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue 1940 395-397
"The Allerton Top Palm" Card Control Arthur Buckley 1946 69
"Allerton's Indicator" 50 Tricks You Can Do, You Will Do, Easy to Do W. F. "Rufus" Steele 1946 37-38
"You Remember This One" 50 Tricks You Can Do, You Will Do, Easy to Do W. F. "Rufus" Steele 1946 44-45
"Allerton's Amazing Aces" Show Stoppers with Cards Jean Hugard and Fred Braue 1948 3-4
"Transcendent Trick" 52 Amazing Card Tricks W. F. "Rufus" Steele 1949 40-41
"Prepared Improvisation" 52 Amazing Card Tricks W. F. "Rufus" Steele 1949 51-52
"Allerchrist Card Trick" (with Henry Christ) Scarne on Card Tricks John Scarne 1950 114-115
"The Magic Card Square" (with Robert Parrish) The Last Word on Cards W. F. "Rufus" Steele 1952 46-47
"On the Phone" (with Chick Schoke) The Last Word on Cards W. F. "Rufus" Steele 1952 51
"Miracle Stab" (with Frank Garcia) Million Dollar Card Secrets Frank Garcia 1972 73-74
"The Bert Allerton Aspirin Tin Routine" (with Eugene Burger) The Performance of Close-Up Magic Eugene Burger 1987 23-33

Items in Magazines

Title Magazine Title Vol. No. Date Page(s)
"Allerton Switch" The Hierophant 3 Spring (March) 1970 117





References

  1. Cover Genii, Vol. 5, No. 8, April 1941, page 253
  2. Obit Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. 15, no. 11, April 1958
  3. Spotlight: This Month Bert Allerton by Eugene Burger in Genii 1994 June
  4. 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