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− | | birth_name = | + | | birth_name = Alexander Loring Campbell |
− | | birth_day = | + | | birth_day = March 19, |
− | | birth_year = | + | | birth_year = 1905 |
| birth_place = Sapulpa, Oklakohma | | birth_place = Sapulpa, Oklakohma | ||
− | | death_day = | + | | death_day = January 11, |
− | | death_year = | + | | death_year = 1979 |
− | | death_place = | + | | death_place = Burbank, Los Angeles County |
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− | Loring Campbell (1905 - 1979) performed | + | '''Loring Campbell''' (1905 - 1979) performed full evening [[Lyceum]] and [[Chautauqua]] magic shows throughout North America.<ref>Cover [[Genii 1937 June]] with Mrs. Campbell</ref> |
− | A graduate of the Daques Business University, he began performing around around 1923.<ref>Who's Who in Magic, | + | == Biography == |
+ | A graduate of the Daques Business University, he began performing around around 1923.<ref> | ||
+ | The Sphinx, Vol. 30, No. 7, September 1931, Who's Who in Magic, page 304</ref> He carried two complete 2-hour shows with a complete change of programs each year. | ||
− | Campbell helped [[Fred Haenchen]] get into the field of magic apparatus manufacturing.<ref> | + | Campbell helped [[Fred Haenchen]] get into the field of magic apparatus manufacturing.<ref> |
+ | [[Genii 1975 March|Genii Magazine, Vol. 39, No. 3, March 1975]], Loring Campbell, by Gene S. Baker, page 128, What Is Loring Campbell Really Like?, by A Friend, page 132</ref> | ||
− | Loring held membership Number 22 in the [[I.B.M.]], joining in 1924 and membership Number 1330 in the [[S.A.M.]], joining in 1926. He was also a | + | Loring held membership Number 22 in the [[I.B.M.]], joining in 1924 and membership Number 1330 in the [[S.A.M.]], joining in 1926. He was also a member of the Hollywood Comedy Club. <ref> |
− | member of the Hollywood Comedy Club. <ref> | + | [[Genii 1979 March|Genii Magazine, Vol. 43, Nr. 3, March 1979]], Obituaries, Loring Campbell, page 204</ref> |
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+ | He wrote the column "The Campbell Caravan" for [[Tops]]. | ||
== Honors == | == Honors == | ||
* Elected to the Society of American Magicians Hall of Fame (while still living). | * Elected to the Society of American Magicians Hall of Fame (while still living). | ||
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==Books== | ==Books== | ||
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* [[Magic That Is Magic]] (1946) | * [[Magic That Is Magic]] (1946) | ||
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− | + | * Tops Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 5, May 1942, LORING CAMPBELL, page 4, The Campbell Caravan, by Loring & Kathryne, page 20 (start of the series) | |
+ | * (cover) [[Genii 1943 August|Genii Magazine, Vol. 7, No.12, August 1943]], LORING CAMPBELL, page 408 | ||
+ | * The Linking Ring, Vol. 23, No. 7, September 1943, LORING CAMPBELL, by Kathryne Campbell, page 17 | ||
+ | * Tops Magazine, Vol. 12, No 1, January 1947, Cover, Kathryne Campbell | ||
+ | * M-U-M, Vol. 60, No. 5, October 1970, Loring Campbell, magician-of-the-month, by John Zweers, page 15 | ||
+ | * The Linking Ring, Vol. 59, No. 3, March 1979, Memoirs Of A Magician's Ghost, by John Booth, CHAPTER 141, page 50, Broken Wands, Loring Campbell, page 103 | ||
+ | * M-U-M, Vol. 68, No. 11, April 1979, LORING CAMPBELL, by John Zweers, page 42 | ||
+ | * The New Tops, Vol. 19, No, 5, May 1979, Final Curtain, LORING CAMPBELL, page 14 | ||
[[Category:Biographies]] | [[Category:Biographies]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:06, 21 March 2014
Loring Campbell | |
Cover Genii 1975 March | |
Born | Alexander Loring Campbell March 19, 1905 Sapulpa, Oklakohma |
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Died | January 11, 1979 (age 73) Burbank, Los Angeles County |
Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) |
Categories | Books by Loring Campbell |
Loring Campbell (1905 - 1979) performed full evening Lyceum and Chautauqua magic shows throughout North America.[1]
Contents
Biography
A graduate of the Daques Business University, he began performing around around 1923.[2] He carried two complete 2-hour shows with a complete change of programs each year.
Campbell helped Fred Haenchen get into the field of magic apparatus manufacturing.[3]
Loring held membership Number 22 in the I.B.M., joining in 1924 and membership Number 1330 in the S.A.M., joining in 1926. He was also a member of the Hollywood Comedy Club. [4]
He wrote the column "The Campbell Caravan" for Tops.
Honors
- Elected to the Society of American Magicians Hall of Fame (while still living).
Books
- This is Magic! (1945)
- Magic That Is Magic (1946)
References
- ↑ Cover Genii 1937 June with Mrs. Campbell
- ↑ The Sphinx, Vol. 30, No. 7, September 1931, Who's Who in Magic, page 304
- ↑ Genii Magazine, Vol. 39, No. 3, March 1975, Loring Campbell, by Gene S. Baker, page 128, What Is Loring Campbell Really Like?, by A Friend, page 132
- ↑ Genii Magazine, Vol. 43, Nr. 3, March 1979, Obituaries, Loring Campbell, page 204
- Tops Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 5, May 1942, LORING CAMPBELL, page 4, The Campbell Caravan, by Loring & Kathryne, page 20 (start of the series)
- (cover) Genii Magazine, Vol. 7, No.12, August 1943, LORING CAMPBELL, page 408
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 23, No. 7, September 1943, LORING CAMPBELL, by Kathryne Campbell, page 17
- Tops Magazine, Vol. 12, No 1, January 1947, Cover, Kathryne Campbell
- M-U-M, Vol. 60, No. 5, October 1970, Loring Campbell, magician-of-the-month, by John Zweers, page 15
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 59, No. 3, March 1979, Memoirs Of A Magician's Ghost, by John Booth, CHAPTER 141, page 50, Broken Wands, Loring Campbell, page 103
- M-U-M, Vol. 68, No. 11, April 1979, LORING CAMPBELL, by John Zweers, page 42
- The New Tops, Vol. 19, No, 5, May 1979, Final Curtain, LORING CAMPBELL, page 14