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Revision as of 21:49, 9 October 2014

Gus Rich
BornWilliam Augustus Reich
July 13, 1833
Salem, North Carolina
DiedJuly 8, 1917 (age 83)

Gus Rich (1833-1917), born William Augustus Reich in Salem, North Carolina was a tinsmith by trade. He changed his name to Gus Rich when he entered his career as a magician, Civil War band member, ventriloquist, and traveling showman.

Biography

Mr. Reich gave his first public performance at the old Salem Concert Hall in 1860, the year before the the Civil War broke out. He billed himself as "The Wizard of the Blue Ridge" and continued to perform well into his 80s.

Max Howard created and starred in "The War Wizard" which celebrated the career and life Gus Rich.

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