Help us get to over 8,767 articles in 2025.
If you know of a magician not listed in MagicPedia, start a New Biography for them. Contact us at magicpediahelp@gmail.com
Tommy Martin: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Tommy Martin''' (April 20, 1910 - February 11, 1991) was the first magician to play Radio City Music Hall in New York City (1936) and was known for his [[Egg on Fan]] routine. | |||
{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| image | | image = | ||
| image_size = | |||
| alt = | |||
| caption = | |||
| birth_name = Thomas Bradley Martin | | birth_name = Thomas Bradley Martin | ||
| birth_day = April 20, | | birth_day = April 20, | ||
| Line 9: | Line 11: | ||
| death_day = February 11, | | death_day = February 11, | ||
| death_year = 1991 | | death_year = 1991 | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = Houston, Texas | ||
| nationality = | | resting_place = | ||
| known_for | | resting_place_coordinates = | ||
| nationality = | |||
| known_for = | |||
| notable works = | |||
| flourished = | |||
| awards = | |||
| box_width = | |||
| misc = | |||
}} | }} | ||
After a few years as a newspaper reporter in Nashville, Knoxville and New Orleans, he became an assistant to Cliff Jones (aka "[[Lesta]]"), eventually doing some shows himself. T. Bradley Martin, as Tommy was sometimes billed, met [[Max Malini]] and started improving under the old master's tutelage. | After a few years as a newspaper reporter in Nashville, Knoxville and New Orleans, he became an assistant to Cliff Jones (aka "[[Lesta]]"), eventually doing some shows himself. T. Bradley Martin, as Tommy was sometimes billed, met [[Max Malini]] and started improving under the old master's tutelage. | ||
He passed away of complications from Alzheimer's Disease in Houston.<ref>Obit. [[Genii 1991 June]]</ref> | |||
He passed away of complications from Alzheimer's Disease in Houston. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Martin,Tommy}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin,Tommy}} | ||
Revision as of 09:22, 18 March 2012
Tommy Martin (April 20, 1910 - February 11, 1991) was the first magician to play Radio City Music Hall in New York City (1936) and was known for his Egg on Fan routine.
| Tommy Martin | |
| Born | Thomas Bradley Martin April 20, 1910 Nashville, Tennessee |
|---|---|
| Died | February 11, 1991 (age 80) Houston, Texas |
After a few years as a newspaper reporter in Nashville, Knoxville and New Orleans, he became an assistant to Cliff Jones (aka "Lesta"), eventually doing some shows himself. T. Bradley Martin, as Tommy was sometimes billed, met Max Malini and started improving under the old master's tutelage.
He passed away of complications from Alzheimer's Disease in Houston.[1]
References
- ↑ Obit. Genii 1991 June