Chung Ling Soo
| Chung Ling Soo | |
|---|---|
 The Old and New Magic pub. 1906 | |
| Lahir | William Ellsworth Robinson 2 April 1861 Westchester County, New York, AS |
| Meninggal | 24 Maret 1918 (umur 56) London, Inggris, Britania Raya |
| Sebab meninggal | Kecelakaan tembak |
| Makam | East Sheen Cemetery |
| Pekerjaan | Pesulap panggung |
| Anak | 5 |
William Ellsworth Robinson (2 April 1861 – 24 Maret 1918) adalah seorang pesulap asal Amerika Serikat yang memiliki nama panggung Chung Ling Soo (Hanzi: 程連蘇; Pinyin: Chéng Liánsū). Ia dikenal karena meninggal akibat kecelakaan tembak yang menimpanya karena kegagalan trik menangkap peluru.[1]
Catatan
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Referensi
[sunting | sunting sumber]- Bradbury, Ray (1957). Dandelion Wine (edisi ke-1). Bantam Books. ISBN 0-553-27753-7.
- Christopher, Milbourne; Brooks-Christopher, Maurine (1973). The Illustrated History Of Magic. Thomas Y. Crowell Company. ISBN 0-435-07016-9.
- Christopher, Milbourne (1991). Magic: A Picture History. Courier Corporation. ISBN 0-486-26373-8.
- Christopher, Milbourne (1962). Panorama of Magic. Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-20774-9.
- Cullen, Frank; Hackman, Florence; McNeilly, Donald (2004). Vaudeville Old & New: An Encyclopedia Of Variety Performances In America. 1. Psychology Press. ISBN 0-415-93853-8.
- Gresham, William Lindsay. Monster Midway: An Uninhibited Look At the Glittering World Of the Carny (edisi ke-1). Rinehart.
- Hass, Lawrence; Coppa, Francesca; Peck, James, ed. (2008). Performing Magic on the Western Stage. Burger, Eugene. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 0-230-61712-3.
- Kalush, William; Sloman, Larry (2006). The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero (edisi ke-1). Atria. ISBN 0-7432-7207-2.
- The New Yorker, Volume 84, Issues 1-7. New Yorker Magazine, Incorporated. 2008. hlm. 65.
- Randi, James (1992). Conjuring. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-09771-9.
- Steinmeyer, Jim (2006). The Glorious Deception: The Double Life of William Robinson, Aka Chung Ling Soo, the Marvelous Chinese Conjurer. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-7867-3653-4.
Daftar pustaka
[sunting | sunting sumber]- Andrews, Val (1981). A Gift from the Gods: The Story of Chung Ling Soo, Marvelous Chinese Conjurer. Goodliffe Publications.
- Dexter, Will (1955). The Riddle of Chung Ling Soo, Chinese Conjuror. Arco. ISBN 0-668-03826-8.
- Frank, Gary R. (1988). Chung Ling Soo, the Man of Mystery. Fantastic Magic Company.
- Hastings, Macdonald (1965). The Other Mr Churchill: A Lifetime of Shooting and Murder. G. G. Harrap.
- Karr, Todd, ed. (2001). The Silence of Chung Ling Soo. The Miracle Factory. ISBN 0-9710405-1-6.
- Kolpan, Gerald (2012). Magic Words: The Tale of a Jewish Boy-Interpreter, the Frontier's Most Estimable Magician, a Murderous Harlot, and America's Greatest Indian Chief. Open Road Media. ISBN 1-4532-4920-6.
- Soo, Chung Ling (1898). Spirit Slate Writing & Kindred Phenomenon. Munn.
