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He was famous for his "Caldwell Flip" in which he would land flat on his back with a great thump.  
 
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He was known for a comedy routine in which he borrowed a young boy's handkerchief, cut a large hole in it and, after some comic by-play and several failed attempts, restored the handkerchief.
  
 
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* The New Tops, Vol. 7, No. 7, July 1967, Cover Portrait . . . MIKE CALDWELL by Frances Ireland Marshall, page 4  
 
* The New Tops, Vol. 7, No. 7, July 1967, Cover Portrait . . . MIKE CALDWELL by Frances Ireland Marshall, page 4  
 
* M-U-M, Vol.64, No. 4, September 1974, Mike Caldwell magician-of-the-month by John Zweers, page 7  
 
* M-U-M, Vol.64, No. 4, September 1974, Mike Caldwell magician-of-the-month by John Zweers, page 7  

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Mike Caldwell
BornLouis Michael Caldwell
May 18, 1926
Kansas City, Missouri
DiedAugust 17, 1995 (age 69)
Palm Springs, California

Mike Caldwell (1926-1995) was a professional comedy magician and MC.

Biography

He was famous for his "Caldwell Flip" in which he would land flat on his back with a great thump.

He was known for a comedy routine in which he borrowed a young boy's handkerchief, cut a large hole in it and, after some comic by-play and several failed attempts, restored the handkerchief.

References

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  • The New Tops, Vol. 7, No. 7, July 1967, Cover Portrait . . . MIKE CALDWELL by Frances Ireland Marshall, page 4
  • M-U-M, Vol.64, No. 4, September 1974, Mike Caldwell magician-of-the-month by John Zweers, page 7
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 63. No. 2, February 1983, OUR COVER Mike Caldwell by Frances Marshall, page 53
  • Genii Magazine, Vol. 58, No. 11, September 1995, Obituaries, Mike Caldwell by Max Maven, page 858
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 75, No. 10, October 1995, Broken Wand, Louis Michael Caldwell, page 139
  • The Magic Circular, Vol. 89, No. 960, November 1995, Death of Mike Caldwell, page 203
  • Magie (Magischer Zirkel v. Deutschland), Vol. 76, No. 2, Februar 1996, Mike Caldwell, page 86