HOWARD THURSTON

Howard Thurston was an American stage magician from the 1900s to the 1930s. His childhood was unhappy, and he ran away to join the circus, where his future partner Harry Kellar also performed. Thurston was deeply impressed after he attended magician Alexander Herrmann's magic show and was determined to equal his work. He eventually became one of the most famous magician of his time, and his traveling magic show was so large that it needed eight train cars to transport his road show. Hr passed away in 1936 at the age of 66.