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Greer Marechal
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| Greer Marechal | |
| Born | Greer Marechal, Jr. June 30, 1921 Dayton, Ohio |
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| Died | June 9, 1968 (age 46) New York City |
Dr. Greer Marechal (1921-1968), a research chemist, was an amateur magician and actor.[1]
Biography
Marechal worked for Carbide and Carbon Chemical Corp., Charleston, W. Va. and served as "medic" in army during World War II. He got started in magic by assisting a school-mate in a performance and met Dr. Frank Taylor as an undergraduate at Princeton.
He later became a a patent lawyer in New York City. He operated the Carousel Food and Fun Park at the 1964-65 New York's World Fair having assembled the carved wooden horses from the old carousel which used to run in Coney Island.[2]
Books
- Magic for the Million (1957) (republished as The Complete Magician in 1977)
References