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Eugene Pronk
| Eugene Pronk | |
 Cover of Genii (1944) | |
| Born | Eugene C. Pronk circa 1921 Gloversville, New York |
|---|---|
| Died | February 24, 1999 (age 77) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Flourished | 1930s-1940s |
Eugene "Gene" Pronk (c.1921-1999) performed as "Marlowe the Magician" and "Pronk the Magician".
Biography
He learned magic at age 8 and became a professional magician and escape artist by 1940.
He served as a Sargent in the Air Signal Corps and in 1947 he bought a Spook Show from John Calvert which he toured for a time. He later toured under own name with fourteen assistants called "Magic and Model Show".
He then operated a magic store, "Pronk's Pranks, Jokes & Magic", in Oklahoma and was a long time member of SAM (No. 3014).[1]
He was on the cover of April 1944 Genii and a photograph of him as "Marlowe" can be seen at the Conjuring Arts' exhibit, "The Many Faces of Magic."[2]. Also, another photo in Genii 1969 June, page 415.
References
- ↑ Broken Wand, MUM, May, 1999
- ↑ http://conjuringarts.org/exhibitions/the-many-faces-of-magic/marlowe-eugene-pronk/