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Nishan Amdounian
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| Nishan Amdounian | |
| Born | September 15, 1888 Erzurum, Turkey |
|---|---|
| Died | December 27, 1935 (age 47) East St. Louis, Illinois |
Prof. Nishan Amdounian (1888-1935), often credited in books as Andounian, was a magician and mentalist of note.
Biography
Amdounian was I.B.M. No. 801, attended the St. Louis Ring No. 1 meetings, and S.A.M. No. 1235[1]
He was the inventor of the "Enchanted Card Slide", which was sold by Joe Berg and Max Holden.[2]
In 1934, Amdounian was mentioned in The Sphinx attending the Rhode Island S.A.M. Assembly.[3]
The 1920 census, lists his occupation as a barber and birth place as Turkey.[4][5]
References
- ↑ MUM, February, 1925
- ↑ Linking Ring, January 1936
- ↑ The Sphinx, May 12, 1934
- ↑ http://arslanmb.org/ArmenianImmigrants/Public-ViewSummary-ArmenianImmigrants-Censuses-ByLastName.php?SelectLastName=Amdounian&Staging=
- ↑ http://arslanmb.org/ArmenianImmigrants/Military-ByRegistrantNameStd-Summary.pdf