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Born | Clarence L. Rothschild October 24, 1890 |
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Died | March of 1978 (age 87) |
Clarence "Rocky" Rothschild (1890-1978) was a California-based performer and dealer.
Biography
Rothschild, a Jewish-German immigrant, was a pipe fitter, naval draftsman and pilot, as well as a magician and ventriloquist. He lived and performed in California into the late 1940s.
He purchase the Starr Mansion in Vallejo, California, a stately home with panoramic views, a widow's walk and ceiling murals in 1933.
In 2005, when the house was being renovated as a bed and breakfast, workmen found Rothschild's flight logs, ventriloquist dummies and several books by Houdini.[1][2][3]