Val Walker
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Valentine "Val" Walker (1890 - 1969) was an English magician, escape artist and illusion designer. Born in Mosely, Birmingham, he served in the navy and was billed as the "Wizard of the Navy".[1] Walker is credited as the designer of the Radium Girl illusion.[2] He is also said to have been the designer of the John Bull Straitjacket, which was created for a challenge to Houdini in 1926.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Jim Stewart's Houdini Connections. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
- ^ For online evidence see part of an old magic magazine reproduced on the Magic Cave site. Retrieved on 2007-02-26. A better source is to be found in the Tad Ware article in Magicol magazine (see Further reading)
- ^ Jim Stewart's Houdini Connections. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
[edit] Further reading
- Tad Ware, "The Radium Girl", in Magicol Magazine, pub by Magic Collectors' Association, (date unknown)
- Val Walker, written recollections published in Abracadabra magazine in 1968 (full details unavailable)
[edit] External links
- A picture from the State Library of Victoria, Australia, showing Val Walker in naval uniform.
- Discussions about Val Walker on the Genii forum website
