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Wu Ling
| Wu Ling | |
| Born | Richard Ashlurnen Carter Ritson September 1, 1896 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
|---|---|
| Died | August 4, 1969 (age 72) Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
Wu Ling (1896-1969), The Magical Mandarin, was a semi-professional club and vaudeville magician specializing in Chinese effects and illusions. Also billed as "The Amazing Mr Wu with The Pagoda Mysteries".
Biography
An admirer of Chung Ling Soo he included a Floating Ball made by his friend Okito (Theo Bamberg).
He was one of the Founders of the Sheffield Circle in 1920.[1]
A noted magic collector, he was also a good friend and correspondent of Stanley Collins. They co-authored a series called "Chats for Conjuring Cognoscenti" in George Armstrong's Wizard.[2]
In 1958, he was made a member of the Magic Circle Inner Magic Circle with Gold Star. [3]
References
- ↑ The Sphinx, Vol. 31. No. 1, March 1932, Who’s Who in Magic, Richard Ritson, page 26
- ↑ Stanley Collins Conjurer Collector and Iconoclast by Edwin A. Dawes (2001)
- ↑ Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 48, No. 1229, August 1969, Richard C. Ritson (Wu Ling) (1896-1969), by Bayard Grimshaw, page 99
- Cover, The Magic Circular, Vol. 64, No. 706, October 1969, Obituary, Richard Carter Ritson (The Amazing Mr. Wu.) 1896-1969, page 3
- The Magic Circular, Vol. 77, No. 837, August 1983, Pagoda Mysteries, by Harry Carson, page 191
- The Magic Circular, Vol. 102, No. 1101, April 2008, A Rich Cabinet, by Edwin A. Dawes - 354. Richard Ritson: Sheffield's Oriental Magician 'Wu Ling', page 116
- The Magic Circular, Vol. 102, No. 1102, May 2008, A Rich Cabinet, by Edwin A. Dawes - 355. Richard 'Dick' Ritson, Historian and Collector, page 144
- The Magic Circular, Vol. 102, No. 1103, June 2008, A Rich Cabinet, by Edwin A. Dawes - 356. Richard Ritson: The Final Years of the Pagoda Mysteries, page 180
- Bio-bibliographisches Lexikon der Zauberkünstler Edition Volker Huber, April 2002, Ritson, Richard Carter „Dick“ = Wu Ling; The amazing Mr. Wu, engl. Zauberkünstler (*01.09.1896 Sheffield, England; †04.08.1969), page 278
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