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Robert Doidge

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Robert Doidge
BornRobert William Doidge, Jr.
October 12, 1892
Roxbury, Massachusetts
DiedDecember 01, 1967 (age 75)
Florida
Robert "Bob" Doidge (1892-1967) was a professional mentalist performing as "Calostro", collector, author and publisher.

Biography

Doidge was also a veteran of the U. S. Marine Corps.[1]

He was listed in the first issue of the Linking Ring as one of the original 20 members of the I.B.M. He was still active in magic in 1959.[2] He later became member number 515 of the S.A.M.

At one time, he was suspected as being Oudini, because of the number of books, "The Great Mystery", he had available to sell.

Books


References

  1. Who's Who in Magic, Sphinx, December, 1935
  2. Without the Shuffle, by Gene Gordon, Genii 1959 September.