David Nixon. Comic Heritage
N 51° 25.707 W 000° 19.295
30U E 686192 N 5700875
DAVID NIXON
Plaque unveiled by Phil Collins 11th May 1997
Teddington Studios, London.
Waymark Code: WM8HQA
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/06/2010
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Nixon's father was a lawyer whose hobby was magic and who took David to watch performers such as Nevil Maskelyne and David Devant. One magician who made an early impression on the young boy was Stanley Collins, who had a gentlemanly image which influenced Nixon's later performing style. Nixon started performing magic himself after an aunt bought him an Ernest Sewell Magic Box one Christmas. On leaving school he got a job with the Henley Telegraph, the in-house magazine of the W. T. Henley Telegraph company, a publication which had been founded by Alfred Hitchcock. In 1938 he joined the Magic Circle. He also became an accomplished double bass player and performed with a local band.
Blue Plaque managing agency: Comic Heritage
Individual Recognized: David Nixon. Magician and Television presenter
Physical Address: Teddington Studios Broom Road Teddington, UK Middlesex TW11 9BE
Web Address: Not listed
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