LePaul was born Paul Shields Braden in Olney, Illinois. He grew up in St. Louis, Mo. He started his professional career around 1920, doing a manipulative act entirely with playing cards. He adopted the name LePaul around 1927. LePaul made his New York Cityvaudeville appearance in July 1928 at the Fifth Avenue Theater. He worked in vaudeville and later appeared in the top night clubs and hotels. He also played on Broadway in Earl Carrolls' Vanities.
He was a technical adviser for movies, including Eternally Yours (film) starring David Niven (1939). In a brief cameo he is seen doing card flourishes. In that same year, Paul LePaul was also credited for being part of the miscellaneous crew on the film Miracles for Sale.
"LePaul is one of the greatest manipulative magicians ever to practice the art of pleasant deception." - John Mulholland[1]
LePaul was one of the first to use to the split-fan production in a professional act. At one time he also used the glass vanish under the newspaper, and may have been the first magician to use this as a stage trick. He appears to have started the Card to Wallet fad among magicians which was based on the routine he published as "Cards in Sealed Envelope" in the late 1940s. (Wallets did not become a common item until after the 1950s).[2]
Published worksedit
The Card Magic of LePaul (1949)
The Card Magic of Brother John Hamman (written and edited by LePaul) (1959)
paul, lepaul, august, 1900, june, 1958, american, magician, paul, paulbornpaul, shields, braden, 1900, august, 1900olney, illinois, united, statesdied8, june, 1958, 1958, aged, nationalityamericanoccupation, magician, performer, inventorknown, forsleight, hand. Paul LePaul August 2 1900 June 8 1958 was an American magician Paul Le PaulBornPaul Shields Braden 1900 08 02 2 August 1900Olney Illinois United StatesDied8 June 1958 1958 06 08 aged 57 NationalityAmericanOccupation s Magician performer inventorKnown forSleight of hand card magic Contents 1 Career 2 Published works 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCareer editLePaul was born Paul Shields Braden in Olney Illinois He grew up in St Louis Mo He started his professional career around 1920 doing a manipulative act entirely with playing cards He adopted the name LePaul around 1927 LePaul made his New York City vaudeville appearance in July 1928 at the Fifth Avenue Theater He worked in vaudeville and later appeared in the top night clubs and hotels He also played on Broadway in Earl Carrolls Vanities He was a technical adviser for movies including Eternally Yours film starring David Niven 1939 In a brief cameo he is seen doing card flourishes In that same year Paul LePaul was also credited for being part of the miscellaneous crew on the film Miracles for Sale During World War II he performed tours with the USO LePaul is one of the greatest manipulative magicians ever to practice the art of pleasant deception John Mulholland 1 LePaul was one of the first to use to the split fan production in a professional act At one time he also used the glass vanish under the newspaper and may have been the first magician to use this as a stage trick He appears to have started the Card to Wallet fad among magicians which was based on the routine he published as Cards in Sealed Envelope in the late 1940s Wallets did not become a common item until after the 1950s 2 Published works editThe Card Magic of LePaul 1949 The Card Magic of Brother John Hamman written and edited by LePaul 1959 See also editList of magicians Card magic Sleight of hand Card flourishReferences edit The Magic of Paul LePaul 22 January 2010 Magic Inventions and Magical Inventors External links editSee more about Paul Le Paul at MagicPedia the free online Magic encyclopedia Paul LePaul who s who Paul LePaul exhibition Table of contents for the Magic of Paul LePaul Paul LePaul at IMDb IMDB Bio information on Paul LePaul Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul LePaul amp oldid 1035354890, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
