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Harry Bouton Blackstone (born Henry Boughton; September 27, 1885 – November 16, 1965) was a famed stage magician and illusionist of the 20th century. Blackstone was born Harry Bouton [1] in Chicago, Illinois. [2] He began his career as a magician in his teens and was popular through World War II as a USO entertainer. [3]
Walter Gibson's Big Book of Magic for All Ages; Magic With Science (1975) Mastering Magic: 100 Secrets of the Great Magicians; Junior magic: Easy-to-learn tricks or magic made simple; The Complete Illustrated Book of Close-Up Magic: Professional Techniques Fully Revealed by a Master Magician (1980) Complete Illustrated Book of Card Magic (1969)
Harry Bouton Blackstone Jr. (June 30, 1934 – May 14, 1997) was an American stage magician, author, and television performer. [2] He is estimated to have pulled 80,000 rabbits from his sleeves and hats.
1885 poetry books (2 P) S. 1885 short story collections (3 P) Pages in category "1885 books" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
January 1 – The Dictionary of National Biography begins publication in London under the editorship of Leslie Stephen. [1]February 18 – Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published in the United States for the first time, in New York by the author's own publishing house, Charles L. Webster, illustrated by E. W. Kemble, the first impression having been delayed for replacement of ...
The title page of the first book of William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England (1st ed., 1765). The Commentaries on the Laws of England [1] (commonly, but informally known as Blackstone's Commentaries) are an influential 18th-century treatise on the common law of England by Sir William Blackstone, originally published by the Clarendon Press at Oxford between 1765 and 1769.
The Blackstone Manufacturing Company Historic District encompasses the "New City" or "High Rocks" area of Blackstone, Massachusetts, an industrial village associated with the Blackstone Manufacturing Company, which began operations in 1809. It includes an area roughly surrounding Butler, Canal, Church, County, Ives, Main, Mendon, Old Mendon ...
1885 books (5 C, 12 P) Buildings and structures completed in 1885 (20 C, 72 P) D. ... Pages in category "1885 works" The following 6 pages are in this category, out ...