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| birth_name = | | birth_name = Harry Cameron | ||
| birth_day = November 08, | | birth_day = November 08, | ||
| birth_year = 1881 | | birth_year = 1881 | ||
| birth_place = Australia | | birth_place = Melbourne, Australia | ||
| death_day = | | death_day = August 1, | ||
| death_year = 1944 | | death_year = 1944 | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = Coventry, England | ||
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'''Harry Cameron''' (November 8, 1881- August 1, 1944) was an Australian born magician who performed as '''Carmo''' and The Great Carmo. | |||
He began his career as a strongman before moving to England and establishing his own circus. Organizing a tent show billed as "The Great Carmo Circus Menagerie | == Biography == | ||
He began his career as a strongman before moving to England and establishing his own circus. Organizing a tent show billed as "The Great Carmo Circus Menagerie," he toured the British Isles featuring many animals. | |||
He developed the [[Carmo Beads]] routine and a silk production without apparatus. | He developed the [[Carmo Beads]] routine and a silk production without apparatus.<ref>[[Sphinx]], Vol. 43 (1944) Page 204 - Report of his death</ref><ref>[[Magic Circular|The Magic Circular, Vol. 69, No. 760, March 1975]], The Rambler, C. Hansford Beere, page 68</ref><ref>[[Linking Ring]], Vol. 66, page 63, 1986</ref> | ||
He worked for [[ENSA]] during World War Two. | |||
[[Category:Biographies | {{References}} | ||
* Tops Magazine, Vol. 9, No. 11, November 1944, The Great Carmo Dies, page 23 | |||
* Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 41, No. 1053, April 1966, Forgotten Legacies – 5, The Great Carmo, by A.R.H., page 199 | |||
* Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 41, No. 1054, April 1966, Forgotten Legacies – 5 (continued), The Great Carmo, by A.R.H., page 215 | |||
* [[Magic Circular|The Magic Circular, Vol. 69, No. 762, May 1975]], Letters to the Editor - Carmo from Bayard Grimshaw, page 117 | |||
* http://www.circopedia.org/The_Great_Carmo | |||
[[Category:Biographies]] | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carmo}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Carmo}} | ||
[[Category:Professional magicians | [[Category:Professional magicians]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:13, 16 August 2023
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| Born | Harry Cameron November 08, 1881 Melbourne, Australia |
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| Died | August 1, 1944 (age 62) Coventry, England |
Harry Cameron (November 8, 1881- August 1, 1944) was an Australian born magician who performed as Carmo and The Great Carmo.
Biography
He began his career as a strongman before moving to England and establishing his own circus. Organizing a tent show billed as "The Great Carmo Circus Menagerie," he toured the British Isles featuring many animals.
He developed the Carmo Beads routine and a silk production without apparatus.[1][2][3]
He worked for ENSA during World War Two.
References
- ↑ Sphinx, Vol. 43 (1944) Page 204 - Report of his death
- ↑ The Magic Circular, Vol. 69, No. 760, March 1975, The Rambler, C. Hansford Beere, page 68
- ↑ Linking Ring, Vol. 66, page 63, 1986
- Tops Magazine, Vol. 9, No. 11, November 1944, The Great Carmo Dies, page 23
- Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 41, No. 1053, April 1966, Forgotten Legacies – 5, The Great Carmo, by A.R.H., page 199
- Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 41, No. 1054, April 1966, Forgotten Legacies – 5 (continued), The Great Carmo, by A.R.H., page 215
- The Magic Circular, Vol. 69, No. 762, May 1975, Letters to the Editor - Carmo from Bayard Grimshaw, page 117
- http://www.circopedia.org/The_Great_Carmo