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'''The Great Hillards''' were known for their £500 Challange "Unsolved Mystery Trunk"
'''The Great Hillards''' were husband and wife team of [[Kitty Ford]] (?-1972) and [[Jack Hillard]] (c.1894-1968) who toured the halls all over the British Isles for over 40 years.


[[Jack Hillard]], a fairground illusionist who toured variety theatres for many years and also with the John Duffy Circus
They were known for their £500 Challange "Unsolved Mystery Trunk" routine.<ref>THE WORLD'S FAIR, Saturday, February 19, 1972.</ref>
in Ireland, died in 1968.<ref>Abra, 8th JUNE, 1968</ref>
Kitty Ford was also a vocalist in the act "Ford and Kyle".


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Latest revision as of 20:15, 7 April 2013

The Great Hillards were husband and wife team of Kitty Ford (?-1972) and Jack Hillard (c.1894-1968) who toured the halls all over the British Isles for over 40 years.

They were known for their £500 Challange "Unsolved Mystery Trunk" routine.[1]

Kitty Ford was also a vocalist in the act "Ford and Kyle".

References

  1. THE WORLD'S FAIR, Saturday, February 19, 1972.