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'''Crochet''' (1909-1964) was the stage name of Dutch professional magician Gerrit Haak. <ref>MUM, OCTOBER, 1964</ref>
'''Crochet''' (1909-1964) was the stage name of Dutch professional magician Gerrit Haak. <ref>MUM, OCTOBER, 1964</ref>


== Biography ==
He soon started his stage-career as an actor in musical comedies and revues, becoming a professional magician around 1928.<ref>Andrew's Magic Magazine, february, 1954.</ref><ref>Sphinx, May, 1946</ref>
He soon started his stage-career as an actor in musical comedies and revues, becoming a professional magician around 1928.<ref>Andrew's Magic Magazine, february, 1954.</ref><ref>Sphinx, May, 1946</ref>


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* http://magicpostcards.wordpress.com/2010/10/22/crochet/
* http://magicpostcards.wordpress.com/2010/10/22/crochet/


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Latest revision as of 17:28, 28 February 2014

Crochet
BornGerrit Haak
July 28, 1909
Rotterdam, Holland
DiedJuly 22, 1964 (age 54)
Rotterdam, Holland
NationalityDutch

Crochet (1909-1964) was the stage name of Dutch professional magician Gerrit Haak. [1]

Biography

He soon started his stage-career as an actor in musical comedies and revues, becoming a professional magician around 1928.[2][3]

Crochet performed at the Chinateatern in 1946.

Awards

  • First place "illusions" at the National Congress of Dutch Magicians (1953).

References

  1. MUM, OCTOBER, 1964
  2. Andrew's Magic Magazine, february, 1954.
  3. Sphinx, May, 1946