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| − | Dr. Edward Saint (1891 - 1942) was a carnival worker, magician and seance conductor. <ref>http://www.ibmring21.org/famous.html</ref> | + | '''Dr. Edward Saint''' (1891 - 1942) was a carnival worker, magician and seance conductor. <ref>http://www.ibmring21.org/famous.html</ref> |
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| death_year = 1942 | | death_year = 1942 | ||
| − | | death_place = | + | | death_place = Hollywood, California |
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| − | + | He was a companion of [[Bess Houdini]] after [[Houdini]]'s death.<ref>Obit, Linking Ring December 1942</ref> | |
Saint was the primary driving force behind the Houdini Seances and conducted them himself atop the Knickerbocker Hotel just off Hollywood Boulevard for over 10 years until Bess finally decided to put an end them in 1936. | Saint was the primary driving force behind the Houdini Seances and conducted them himself atop the Knickerbocker Hotel just off Hollywood Boulevard for over 10 years until Bess finally decided to put an end them in 1936. | ||
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He was a charter member of the [[IBM]] Ring 21 in Hollywood, California.<ref>http://www.ibmring21.org/famous.html</ref> | He was a charter member of the [[IBM]] Ring 21 in Hollywood, California.<ref>http://www.ibmring21.org/famous.html</ref> | ||
| − | A good friend of Genii's Editor, [[William Larsen, Sr.]], | + | A good friend of Genii's Editor, [[William Larsen, Sr.]], he wrote a monthly column, "Thru The Monocle", for a number of years.<ref>Cover [[Genii 1937 November]]</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:15, 18 March 2011
Dr. Edward Saint (1891 - 1942) was a carnival worker, magician and seance conductor. [1]
| Edward Saint | |
| Born | Charles David Meyers 1891 |
|---|---|
| Died | October 22 1942 Hollywood, California |
| Resting place | Hollywood Cemetery |
He was a companion of Bess Houdini after Houdini's death.[2]
Saint was the primary driving force behind the Houdini Seances and conducted them himself atop the Knickerbocker Hotel just off Hollywood Boulevard for over 10 years until Bess finally decided to put an end them in 1936.
He was a charter member of the IBM Ring 21 in Hollywood, California.[3]
A good friend of Genii's Editor, William Larsen, Sr., he wrote a monthly column, "Thru The Monocle", for a number of years.[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.ibmring21.org/famous.html
- ↑ Obit, Linking Ring December 1942
- ↑ http://www.ibmring21.org/famous.html
- ↑ Cover Genii 1937 November
