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'''Jim Krzak'''(1944 - 2009), a Veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp., was a close-up bar magician that performed magic at O'Donnovans (formerly [[Schulien's]]) in Chicago and at Hackney's in Wheeling. | |||
Krzak would sometimes bill himself as the Amazing El Smootho | Krzak would sometimes bill himself as the Amazing El Smootho | ||
Revision as of 13:08, 29 April 2010
| Jim Krzak | |
| Born | James Stephen Krzak 1944 |
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| Died | December 1, 2009 |
Jim Krzak(1944 - 2009), a Veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp., was a close-up bar magician that performed magic at O'Donnovans (formerly Schulien's) in Chicago and at Hackney's in Wheeling.
Krzak would sometimes bill himself as the Amazing El Smootho
After a stint in the Marines, Krzak returned to Chicago and began a long career with the phone company. But on the side he worked as a magician a few nights a week, first at the New York Lounge and then at Schulien's, which had a long tradition of offering close-up magic.
He continued when Schulien's closed and O'Donovan's opened in 1999. He did his last show the weekend before his death.
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