Arthur D. Gans, (1890-1963) Gans was an amateur magician in Baltimore,
Maryland extensively involved with the magician community and one of the founding members
of Baltimore’s Demons Club.. The
society, established in 1911, hosted famous magicians and organized
local performances. He wrote for the Baltimore
American newspaper and operated three theaters and a movie supply
company before joining the B.&O. In 1920, Gans began working at the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad as a safety instructor until retiring in 1960 as the head of the 'public relations
department’s' newspaper clipping bureau. http://www.geniimagazine.com/magicpedia/Arthur_D._Gans An article from Baltimore and Ohio Magazine 1922 http://books.google.com/books?id=0rY5AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA7-PA27&lpg=RA7-PA27&dq=arthur+D.+Gans&source=bl&ots=cWenNZIeEY&sig=4GwCEhaMIcMUkALF6oRU_KvrjDo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZjSrUo-RI5HIsATonIGwBQ&ved=0CGMQ6AEwDQ#v=onepage&q=arthur%20D.%20Gans&f=false Gans appeared on the front cover of LINKING RINGS magazine in March of 1926 |
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