Help us get to over 8,769 articles in 2026.
If you know of a magician not listed in MagicPedia, start a New Biography for them. Contact us at magicpediahelp@gmail.com
Bill Beatty: Difference between revisions
(Created page with '{{Infobox person | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = William...') |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
| birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | | birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||
| death_day = | | death_day = | ||
| death_year = | | death_year = 1991 | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = | ||
| resting_place = | | resting_place = Highwood Cemetery, Pittsburgh | ||
| resting_place_coordinates = | | resting_place_coordinates = | ||
| nationality = | | nationality = | ||
| Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
| misc = | | misc = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Bill Beatty''' was a part-time professional club act magician who billed himself at times as "the Mental Wizard" and "The Mystic Marvel". | '''Bill Beatty''' (1902-1991) was a part-time professional club act magician who billed himself at times as "the Mental Wizard" and "The Mystic Marvel".<ref>http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=101413135</ref> | ||
== Biography == | |||
He started professionally in 1921, specializing in sleight-of-hand; ed. Bellevue High School. He was later a member of both [[S. A. M.]] and [[I. B. M.]]<ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], January, 1932</ref> | He started professionally in 1921, specializing in sleight-of-hand; ed. Bellevue High School. He was later a member of both [[S. A. M.]] and [[I. B. M.]]<ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], January, 1932</ref> | ||
| Line 30: | Line 31: | ||
The MUM for December 1978, shows a reinstatement of William E. Beatty from Avalon, PA. | The MUM for December 1978, shows a reinstatement of William E. Beatty from Avalon, PA. | ||
{{References}} | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beatty}} | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beatty,Bill}} | |||
Latest revision as of 11:10, 21 September 2013
| Bill Beatty | |
| Born | William E. Beatty 1902 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Died | 1991 |
| Resting place | Highwood Cemetery, Pittsburgh |
Bill Beatty (1902-1991) was a part-time professional club act magician who billed himself at times as "the Mental Wizard" and "The Mystic Marvel".[1]
Biography
He started professionally in 1921, specializing in sleight-of-hand; ed. Bellevue High School. He was later a member of both S. A. M. and I. B. M.[2]
Beatty joined the old Pittsburgh Association of Magicians in 1918 (which later became the Society of American Magicians Assembly 18).
He was taught sleight-of-hand by Silent Mora and his "REEL MOVES FOR THE RISING CARDS" effect, along with his picture was published in the March 1944 issue of the Linking Ring. [3]
The MUM for December 1978, shows a reinstatement of William E. Beatty from Avalon, PA.
References
- ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=101413135
- ↑ Who's Who in Magic, Sphinx, January, 1932
- ↑ Linking Ring, March 1944