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Latest revision as of 11:09, 15 December 2023
| George H. Little | |
 As "Ah Foon" | |
| Born | 1858 Westport, Connecticut |
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| Died | ? |
| Flourished | 1900-1920 |
George H. Little (1858-?) performed a Chinese act under the name "Ah Foon", after seeing the success of Ching Ling Foo. For years he was connected with the New York Herald and resided in the city of Brooklyn, with a summer home in New Jersey. Little also performed shadowgraphy.[1]
Biography
At an early age he joined a circus as a contortionist and acrobat, and later on he entered vaudeville as a dancer
Little was the founder and first editor of American magic magazine, Mahatma.[2]
Little would later give his illusions and stage name to Harry Usher, who would appear as "Ah Foon" and Company. [3] He was a member (No. 475) of the National Conjurers' Association.[4]