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'''Taft''' (1883-1957), born Albert Sachse in Germany, was a professional circus illusionist starting around 1914. | '''Taft''' (1883-1957), born Albert Sachse in Germany, was a professional circus illusionist starting around 1914. | ||
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As a young man he emigrated to the United States and worked there as a sideshow magician. After losing money in the early cinema business, Sachse returned to Berlin. In Germany, he put together an illusion show for the circus. | As a young man he emigrated to the United States and worked there as a sideshow magician. After losing money in the early cinema business, Sachse returned to Berlin. In Germany, he put together an illusion show for the circus. | ||
Latest revision as of 13:22, 20 June 2014
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| Born | Albert Sachse January 15, 1883 Berlin, Germany |
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| Died | February 18, 1957 (age 74) |
Taft (1883-1957), born Albert Sachse in Germany, was a professional circus illusionist starting around 1914.
Biography
As a young man he emigrated to the United States and worked there as a sideshow magician. After losing money in the early cinema business, Sachse returned to Berlin. In Germany, he put together an illusion show for the circus.
Taft retired in 1923, giving his stage name to assistant Reinhold Schafer. Schafer would later make become Recha. The name "Taft" was used by a variety of magicians in the 1920s.[1]
References
- ↑ THE BIRTH OF CIRCUS MAGIC IN BERLIN by Fred Maldino, Magicol No. 124 (August 1997)
