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Latest revision as of 04:24, 14 March 2016
| Roba Collins | |
| Born | Louis E. Collins |
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| Died | May 21, 1965 East St. Louis, Illinois |
| Resting place | Patterson Cemetery |
L. E. Roba Collins (?-1965) was a professional tent-show magician and mentalist in the South.[1]
Biography
Known as The Great Roba, he was an outdoor showman, school show magician, an avid circus and carnival fan. He worked the Chatauqua circuit and the lyceum field
In 1943, he co-founded (with Ben Badley & Richard Durham) the St. Louis Society of Magicians.
Roba wrote a column for Tops and Linking Ring magazines covering outdoor magicians and related acts.
He settled in East St. Louis in 1953 and went to work for McDonnell Aircraft in the Tool and Die Shop.[2]
References
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Collins&GSiman=1&GScid=30774&GRid=95226314&
