The name Frederick Eugene Powell is sadly forgotten by contemporary
society. Most often it is recalled only by the most serious students of
magic history. Even conjuring contemporaries like Harry Kellar and
Howard Thurston are but names from the distant past. Why then, a
biography on this bygone magician?
Over the course of eight
decades, Powell trod the world's stages performing magic before
delighted audiences. He was a powerful image in theater history and a
major attraction in P.T. Barnum's circus. Audiences were thrilled with
his conjuring throughout South and Central America. Powell assisted
Houdini in the promotion of his movie, The Man From Beyond. He
survived fires, floods, earthquakes, and even the Mexican Revolution. In
his later years, he was conferred with the conjuring profession's
highest honor -- Dean of American Magicians -- by both the National
Conjurors' Association and the esteemed Society of American Magicians.
He was a supreme performer, a true gentleman, and one of the most
respected and beloved magicians in the world.
Now, you can read
about his fascinating life from his birth in 1856, to his death in 1938.
Research for this biography was drawn from hundreds of personal letters
accompanied by rare photographs and examples of his surviving magic
apparatus.
After reading this biography, you will know and remember Frederick Eugene Powell.