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'''Stanlyn''' (1893-?) was amateur magician | '''Stanlyn''' (1893-?) was the stage name of amateur magician Alfred S. Davis who's all-round magic act had no set patter. <ref>[[Great Magicians' Tricks]] by Will Goldston (1931)</ref> | ||
== Biography == | |||
Supposedly when attacked by hostile natives in the jungles of Africa, he saved his life using magic.<ref>[[Tricks That Mystify]] by Will Goldston (1934)</ref> | Supposedly when attacked by hostile natives in the jungles of Africa, he saved his life using magic.<ref>[[Tricks That Mystify]] by Will Goldston (1934)</ref> | ||
Stanlyn was a contributor to magazines and was a member of the [[Magicians' Club]], which he joined in 1920.<ref>[[Magazine of Magic]], May 1920</ref> | |||
His "Lady from Nowhere" illusion was published in [[Goldston's Magical Quarterly]], Vol 6, No 1, Dec 1939. | His "Lady from Nowhere" illusion was published in [[Goldston's Magical Quarterly]], Vol 6, No 1, Dec 1939. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:26, 25 September 2013
| Stanlyn | |
| Born | Alfred S. Davis July 22, 1893 London, England. |
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| Died | ? |
Stanlyn (1893-?) was the stage name of amateur magician Alfred S. Davis who's all-round magic act had no set patter. [1]
Biography
Supposedly when attacked by hostile natives in the jungles of Africa, he saved his life using magic.[2]
Stanlyn was a contributor to magazines and was a member of the Magicians' Club, which he joined in 1920.[3] His "Lady from Nowhere" illusion was published in Goldston's Magical Quarterly, Vol 6, No 1, Dec 1939.
References
- ↑ Great Magicians' Tricks by Will Goldston (1931)
- ↑ Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1934)
- ↑ Magazine of Magic, May 1920