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Jay Marshall (other)
Jay Marshall may refer to: *Jay Marshall (magician) Jay Marshall (James Ward Marshall) (August 29, 1919 – May 10, 2005) was an American magician and ventriloquist. Early life and career According to the Chicago Tribune, his interest in magic started when he was six. As a youngster, he saw perfor ... (1919–2005), magician and ventriloquist * Jay Marshall (baseball) (born 1983), Major League Baseball pitcher {{Hndis, Marshall, Jay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Marshall (magician)
Jay Marshall (James Ward Marshall) (August 29, 1919 – May 10, 2005) was an American magician and ventriloquist. Early life and career According to the Chicago Tribune, his interest in magic started when he was six. As a youngster, he saw performances by Thurston and Houdini. In later years, he admitted to dozing off in the midst of Houdini's show. After only a year at college, he went on to be a professional entertainer instead, initially working out of Boston. He later moved to New York City where he met Naomi Baker, daughter of Al Baker, then Dean of American Magicians. Naomi married Marshall and they had two sons, James and Alexander ("Sandy"). During World War II, Marshall was "island hopping" in the Pacific to entertain military personnel in USO shows. He became tired of taking his elaborate ventriloquist's dummy called Henry with him, so he decided to use a white glove and some bunny ears to turn his left hand into his dummy, "Lefty". Marshall often described the transiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
