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Born | Alston Cockrell, Jr. February 17, 1917 Jacksonville, Florida |
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Flourished | 1950s-1970s |
Mars the Magician (b. 1917) was a Florida based magician Alston Cockrell.
biography
Mars started out as a semi-professional and later created a full evening show.
He served as president of IBM Ring No. 130 in Jacksonville in the 1950s.
He retired from performing in 1978. A photo can be seen in the Conjuring Arts exhibit "The Many Faces of Magic"[1]
References
- CONVERSATIONS with John Calvert, Linking Ring, June 2012