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[[The Houdini Magical Hall of Fame]] (1968-1995) was opened in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada in 1968 within a renovated meat-packing plant. It contained items from [[Houdini]]’s personal collection of magic. [[File:HoudiniMagicalHallOfFameLogo.jpg|thumb|Logo]]
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'''George F. Wright''' (1880-1958) was a magic enthusiast who had many ideas  published  in [[Tops]] and [[The Linking Ring]].
  
The museum was chased by freak accidents to its eventual location on the top of Clifton Hill in a century-old Victoria Park train station in 1972.  
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== Biography ==
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Raised in Salem, Ohio, his love of magic started at the age of nine by a casual passerby doing a coin trick, then again at 12 by a visit to the county fair when he purchased  a   magic book  a  dime. After joining a circus, a side show magician fostered his love of the art.
  
[[Sidney H. Radner]] allowed choice pieces of his collection, which he inherited from Hardeen, to be displayed there. [[Séances]] were held every year at the museum on the anniversary of Houdini’s death, October 31.
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A one time assistant to [[Kellar]] (he spent three seasons with him), his magic friends included [[Thomas Yost]], [[Gus Roterberg ]], [[Ed Reno]], [[Maro]], [[Laurant]], [[George E. Closson]] and [[Bill Durbin]]  
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Wright lived in the Reading, Ohio area (a Cincinnati suburb), from the late 1930 until the 1950s.  
  
Fire swept through the Houdini Magical Hall of Fame on April 30, 1995, destroying many of the magician's artifacts, closing the museum for good.  
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He spent a year as national organizer for the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]], and while active on committees was detailed to conduct an investigation into spiritualism. 
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Wright died at the nursing home June 6, 1958 of Bronchopneumonia, arteriosclerotic heart disease, and generalized arteriosclerosis.  
 
   
 
   
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George F. Wright

Courtesy of granddaughter,
Barbara A. Wright
BornJuly 9, 1880
DiedJune 6, 1958 (age 77)
Resting placeWashingtonville Cemetery, Ohio

George F. Wright (1880-1958) was a magic enthusiast who had many ideas published in Tops and The Linking Ring.

Biography

Raised in Salem, Ohio, his love of magic started at the age of nine by a casual passerby doing a coin trick, then again at 12 by a visit to the county fair when he purchased a magic book a dime. After joining a circus, a side show magician fostered his love of the art.

A one time assistant to Kellar (he spent three seasons with him), his magic friends included Thomas Yost, Gus Roterberg , Ed Reno, Maro, Laurant, George E. Closson and Bill Durbin

Wright lived in the Reading, Ohio area (a Cincinnati suburb), from the late 1930 until the 1950s.

He spent a year as national organizer for the International Brotherhood of Magicians, and while active on committees was detailed to conduct an investigation into spiritualism.

Wright died at the nursing home June 6, 1958 of Bronchopneumonia, arteriosclerotic heart disease, and generalized arteriosclerosis.

Read more about George F. Wright...