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924-23
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- 1935 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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ca. 1935. Ray Gamble illusions. Girl in glass case, Mr. Gamble with drape. Tacoma businessman and an avid magician, Gamble entertained such luminaries as Houdini's wife. Mr. Gamble later served as president of the Pacific Coast Magicians' Association, an organization that he was instrumental in the formation of. His love of magic helped him form a bond of friendship with Hollywood luminaries Orson Welles, Edgar Bergen, Cecil B. DeMille and Will Rogers, all amateur magicians. Mr. Gamble died in 1972 at the age of 86 and was mourned by the fraternity of magicians.
Gamble, Ray, 1886-1972; Magicians; Magic--Tacoma;