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William Harry Montgomery
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William Harry Montgomery | |
Born | August 14, 1886 Vineland, New Jersey |
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Died | March 20, 1958 (age 71) Margate City, New Jersey |
William Harry Montgomery (1886-19458), a lawyer by profession, was an amateur magician specializing in ventriloquism who performed under the name "Arthur X. Abbott".
Biography
He was a member of S. A. M. and I. B. M.[1]
He was instrumental in getting the Al Baker Assembly No. 35 in Poughkeepsie, New York organized and served as its president. He later moved back to New Jersey and started the Assembly No. 60 in Atlantic City.[2]
Books
- BIGGER & BETTER MAGIC (which ran serial in Tops in 1946)
References