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Walter H. Landis

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Walter H. Landis
BornJuly 5, 1897
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
DiedAugust 25, 1950 (age 53)
West Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Resting placeMillersville Mennonite Cemetery

Walter H. Landis (1897-1950) was a magician, ventriloquist and escape artist was billed as "Landis the National Escape Artist and Magician".[1][2]

Biography

Landis became interested in escaped as a boy after watching Houdini get "boxed up" in a movie serial.

He did a full evening show of magic and escapes, and appeared in parks, theaters, and clubs.

Landis held I. B. M. card No. 268 and was president of the Red Rose Ring of Magicians (I.B.M. Ring no. 51) before it and was a member of the Grand Council of Professional Magicians clubs.[3]

Awards and honors

  • Best Escape, at the PACIFIC COAST SOCIETY OF MAGICIANS (1936)

References

  1. Linking Ring, Aug 1943
  2. Linking Ring, Jun 1932, page 350
  3. Broken Wand, Linking Ring, Oct 1950,