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'''Bill Brema''', [[Carl Brema]]'s son and successor, was associated with [[Kanter's Magic Shop]]. | '''Bill Brema''' (1886-1948), [[Carl Brema]]'s son and successor, was associated with [[Kanter's Magic Shop]]. | ||
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He passed away from a heart attack while at work at the age of 62.<ref>Obit, Hugard's Magic Monthly, June 1949</ref> <ref>The Linking Ring, Vol. 29, No. 11, January 1950, THE BROKEN WAND WILLIAM (BILL) BREMA, page 88</ref> | He passed away from a heart attack while at work at the age of 62.<ref>Obit, Hugard's Magic Monthly, June 1949</ref> <ref>The Linking Ring, Vol. 29, No. 11, January 1950, THE BROKEN WAND WILLIAM (BILL) BREMA, page 88</ref> | ||
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* The Conjurors' Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 3, May 1946, NICKELS TO DIMES, BREMA-MADE, page 10, 30 | * The Conjurors' Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 3, May 1946, NICKELS TO DIMES, BREMA-MADE, page 10, 30 | ||
* [[Genii 1980 July|Genii Vol. 44, No. 7, July 1980]], THE KANTER ESTABLISHMENT, page 461 | * [[Genii 1980 July|Genii Vol. 44, No. 7, July 1980]], THE KANTER ESTABLISHMENT, page 461 | ||
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Revision as of 13:01, 17 February 2014
| Bill Brema | |
| Born | William Brehmer July 4, 1886 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Died | November 25, 1948 (age 62) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Bill Brema (1886-1948), Carl Brema's son and successor, was associated with Kanter's Magic Shop.
Biography
He passed away from a heart attack while at work at the age of 62.[1] [2]
Bill Brema made the inventions of Walter B. Gibson's including Nickels to Dimes. Gibson rated Brema as the "Master Craftsman of Magic."[3]
References
- Bio-bibliographisches Lexikon der Zauberkünstler, Edition Volker Huber Offenbach, April 2002, page 52
- The Conjurors' Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 3, May 1946, NICKELS TO DIMES, BREMA-MADE, page 10, 30
- Genii Vol. 44, No. 7, July 1980, THE KANTER ESTABLISHMENT, page 461