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William Ellsworth Robinson (April 2, 1861 – March 24, 1918) was an American magician who went by the stage name Chung Ling Soo ( Chinese: 程連蘇; pinyin: Chéng Liánsū ).
Chung Ling Soo (born 1861, New York, New York, U.S.—died March 23, 1918, London, England) was an American conjurer who gained fame in England by impersonating a Chinese magician, both on and off the stage.
May 23, 2011 · On the evening of March 23, 1918, the famous Chinese illusionist Chung Ling Soo shocked his audience when he suddenly called out in perfect English “Oh my God. Something’s happened. Lower the...
Sep 29, 2022 · One of the best documented instance of a performer being killed while performing the gun trick is Chung Ling Soo, who was shot dead when the firearm malfunctioned in London in 1918. Despite his name, Chung Ling Soo was not Chinese, but an American born to Scottish parents. His real name was William Ellsworth Robinson.
Sep 20, 2017 · As Chung Ling Soo he moved from supporting act to top of the bill, one of the world’s most successful and well known magicians during those great early 20th century days of vaudeville.
Jul 12, 2005 · It's a biography of the magician known to audiences as Chung Ling Soo, who Teller says was a genuine enigma.
Chung Ling Soo. Magician. Date Of Birth: 2 April 1861. Date Of Death: 24 March 1918. shot to death. Place Of Birth: Westchester County, New York. Best Known As: The fake Chinese magician killed on stage during a trick in 1918. Name at birth: William Ellsworth Robinson.
Aug 9, 2005 · Chung Ling Soo's greatest trick, however, turned out to be his last. Facing a firing squad, Robinson would hold up a plate and, miraculously, catch the bullets fired at him from across the...
Aug 1, 2020 · He became the Chinese magician Chung Ling Soo, basing his act on the world-renowned magician Ching Ling Foo (1854–1922), whom Irving Berlin mentioned in his song “From Here to Shanghai”...
William Ellsworth Robinson known as Chung Ling Soo the Chinese magician, was killed while performing his bullet catching illsion.
