Billy McComb was a British-born American magician and comedian.
14 Facts About Billy McComb
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Billy McComb was one of the United Kingdom's leading magicians in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Billy McComb moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1970s.
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Billy McComb joined The Magic Castle in Hollywood, his number being 3323.
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Billy McComb then trained for a career in medicine at Queen's University, Belfast.
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Billy McComb decided to develop a talent he discovered at school as a magician and comedian.
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Billy McComb made a name for himself in Ireland, then started working in London in the West End cabaret scene.
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Billy McComb performed before Queen Elizabeth II at a Royal Variety Performance in the early years of his career.
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Billy McComb then began working as a magician and comedian performer aboard cruise ships internationally, with his magician's assistant, Mindy Masters.
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Billy McComb appeared in a number of television series and opened for such stars as Bob Hope.
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Billy McComb appeared in the 1987 TV film Young Harry Houdini.
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Billy McComb was a prolific inventor of magic and illusions, known for creating such items as the "Mc Combical Deck" and the "Double Thin Model Sawing" routine, in which two assistants are sawed in half, and the halves of the two assistants are switched.
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Billy McComb was sought after by many as the answer man in magic when a magician was having difficulty locating or developing a particular routine.
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Billy McComb died on April 12,2006, aged 84, in Los Angeles, predeceased by his son, Sean McComb, who died in 2002.