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| birth_name = Joseph Buatier | | birth_name = Joseph Buatier | ||
| birth_day = November 18, | | birth_day = November 18, | ||
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− | | birth_place = | + | | birth_place = Caluire et Cuire, France |
| death_day = October 07, | | death_day = October 07, | ||
| death_year = 1903 | | death_year = 1903 | ||
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− | [[Buatier De Kolta]] (November 18, | + | [[Buatier De Kolta]] (November 18, 1847 – October 7, 1903) was a French magician born Joseph Buatier who performed throughout the 1870s and 1880s in England and America. De Kolta was a contemporary of fellow French magician [[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]]. Many of De Kolta's illusions, such as [[Multiplying Billiard Balls]], the [[Expanding Cube]] and the [[Vanishing Bird Cage]], are performed by magicians today. |
Spring Flower is also one of his creation. | Spring Flower is also one of his creation. | ||
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De Kolta is known for his [[De Kolta Chair]] or Vanishing Lady illusion. A woman seated in a chair, covered by a large cloth would appear to vanish before an audience (large cloth included). Present-day magician David Copperfield has adapted this illusion in his own performances. De Kolta is the subject of the book [[Buatier de Kolta: Genius of Illusion]] (1993) by [[Peter Warlock]]. | De Kolta is known for his [[De Kolta Chair]] or Vanishing Lady illusion. A woman seated in a chair, covered by a large cloth would appear to vanish before an audience (large cloth included). Present-day magician David Copperfield has adapted this illusion in his own performances. De Kolta is the subject of the book [[Buatier de Kolta: Genius of Illusion]] (1993) by [[Peter Warlock]]. | ||
− | He died in New Orleans of acute Bright's disease.<ref>[[Sphinx]] Vol.18 pg. 115</ref> | + | He died in New Orleans of acute Bright's disease.<ref>[[Sphinx]] Vol. 18, no. 5, July 1919, pg. 115</ref> |
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Biographies]] | [[Category:Biographies]] | ||
[[Category:Professional magicians]] | [[Category:Professional magicians]] | ||
+ | [[Category: French magicians]] |
Revision as of 07:20, 3 May 2011
Buatier De Kolta | |
Born | Joseph Buatier November 18, 1847 Caluire et Cuire, France |
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Died | October 07, 1903 (age 55) New Orleans, USA |
Resting place | Hendon Cemetary near London |
Spring Flower is also one of his creation.
De Kolta is known for his De Kolta Chair or Vanishing Lady illusion. A woman seated in a chair, covered by a large cloth would appear to vanish before an audience (large cloth included). Present-day magician David Copperfield has adapted this illusion in his own performances. De Kolta is the subject of the book Buatier de Kolta: Genius of Illusion (1993) by Peter Warlock.
He died in New Orleans of acute Bright's disease.[1]
References
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