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Stanlyn

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Stanlyn
BornAlfred S. Davis
July 22, 1893
London, England.
Died?

Stanlyn (1893-?) was the stage name of amateur magician Alfred S. Davis who's all-round magic act had no set patter. [1]

Biography

Supposedly when attacked by hostile natives in the jungles of Africa, he saved his life using magic.[2]

Stanlyn was a contributor to magazines and was a member of the Magicians' Club, which he joined in 1920.[3] His "Lady from Nowhere" illusion was published in Goldston's Magical Quarterly, Vol 6, No 1, Dec 1939.

References

  1. Great Magicians' Tricks by Will Goldston (1931)
  2. Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1934)
  3. Magazine of Magic, May 1920