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George Corregan
| George Corregan | |
| Born | George Gilmore Corregan, Jr. August 20, 1897 Boston, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Died | June 23, 1971 (age 73) |
George "Duke" Corregan (1897-1971) was a semi-profession club performer.
Biography
He was a member of SAM (No. 924), IBM (no. 41), IMC (no. 130) and The Magic Circle.[1]
Corregan was charter member of Boston Assembly No. 9, he was an owner, operator and president of Purdy Photographers in Boson. [2]
He produced Assembly No. 9's official bulletin "The Barnstormer" and was managing editor for many years. For 20 years, he ran a humorous personal-interest column, headed as "Dear Uncle Koko, Esq." It was years before members realized that the initials of the heading spelled out a clue to the unknown author, "D-U-K-E".
Corregan contributed his magical ideas to the Sphinx. His Four Ace Trick, published in 1922 was a favorite of Ted Annemann. He also marketed "Be a Human Calendar" and "Unkle Koko's Kloryphyll Kard Trick". He authored a column "Spilling the Beans" in The Seven Circles in the 1930s. [3][4]
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