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Joseffy
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Josef P. Freud (also known as Joseffy) (3 March 1873 – 26 May 1946) was a Viennese magician.[1]
Key Information
Life
[edit]Joseffy came to the United States of America at the age of 19 where he worked at a Chicago Magic Store, building props and illusions. He invented a self-contained, no-thread version of The Rising Cards that astounded magicians of his day.[2] One of his mechanical creations was "Balsamo, the Living Skull".[3]
Joseffy was a performer at Coney Island as the Chautauqua & Lyceum headliner, and also played violin.[4] He eventually stopped performing and became an electrical engineer.[5]
Literature
[edit]- The Marvelous Creations of Joseffy by David Abbott (1908)
- Joseffy by Carl Sandburg (1910)[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Jim Steinmeyer newsletter Fall 2003".
- ^ a b "Biographies Page H–I–J". Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
- ^ David Phelps Abbott (1908). The Marvelous Creations of Joseffy. Open Court Publishing Company. p. 7.; Peabody, J. L. 'Spirit Pictures and a Speaking Skull.' Popular Mechanics Magazine.39:6 pp. 817-820.
- ^ "Chautauqua & Lyceum Magicians".
- ^ "Joseffy MagicPedia entry".
External links
[edit]- See more about Joseffy at MagicPedia, the free online Magic encyclopedia.
- Chautauqua & Lyceum Magicians
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