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| − | ''' Robert Reinhart''', a writer, producer, actor, magician, and long time member of Parent Assembly #1 of the [[Society of American Magicians]].<ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], September, 1932</ref> | + | ''' Robert Reinhart''' (1906-1999), a writer, producer, actor, magician, and long time member of Parent Assembly #1 of the [[Society of American Magicians]].<ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], September, 1932</ref> |
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He joined the Parent Assembly in 1928 and later became the "Dean" of Assembly #35 Dean in Poughkeepsie, New York. | He joined the Parent Assembly in 1928 and later became the "Dean" of Assembly #35 Dean in Poughkeepsie, New York. | ||
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He served as mentor to young [[Rudy Coby]].<ref>Magic, February 2000</ref> | He served as mentor to young [[Rudy Coby]].<ref>Magic, February 2000</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:24, 2 February 2014
| Robert Reinhart | |
 Scene from "The School for Husbands" with Reinhart on cover of The Sphinx December 1933 | |
| Born | December 13, 1906 New York City |
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| Died | December 18, 1999 (age 93) Middletown, New York |
Robert Reinhart (1906-1999), a writer, producer, actor, magician, and long time member of Parent Assembly #1 of the Society of American Magicians.[1]
Biography
He joined the Parent Assembly in 1928 and later became the "Dean" of Assembly #35 Dean in Poughkeepsie, New York.
In the 1930s, Reinhart served as a producer and resident director at New York's Theatre Guild. He also created "Robert Reinhart's Matinees of Magic!" which ran during the Christmas season of 1933. [2]
He was a columnist for 50 years for Variety, an occasional magic reviewer for the New York Herald-Tribune, and a longtime staff writer for Literary Digest. Reinhart also joined the S.S. Adams company for a short time in the 1950s.
He served as mentor to young Rudy Coby.[3]
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