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Revision as of 00:57, 10 August 2016
| Lesley Piddington | |
| Born | Lesley Pope circa 1924 |
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| Died | August 2, 2016 (age 91) |
Lesley (Piddington) Hazlitt (1924-2016) performed with her husband, Sydney Piddington (1918-1991), as the mentalism team called The Piddingtons.
Biography
She married Sydney in Australia while she was a radio-actress. They put together a telepathy act based on Sydney's experience and as The Piddingtons became a successful in Sydney and Melbourne on the radio and with live stage shows.
In 1949 they went to England where they became a success on BBC radio programs.
When she turned 47, Lesley meet Jack Hazlitt, who was 74 years old and they would spend more than twenty-one years together. She authored Jack's life story in her book "Just Call Me Jack" (2004).[1]
In 2003, a taped interview with her by Jim Steinmeyer was presented at the Conference on Magic History.
References
- The Piddingtons by Russell Braddon. London: T. Werner Laurie, 1950.
- Radio National, Australia http://www.abc.net.au/rn/history/hindsight/stories/s98346.htm
- http://www.answers.com/topic/sydney-and-lesley-piddingtons
- http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/360/4157208
- http://forums.geniimagazine.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=48635
