- DURATION 60 mins
Event Description
Born of a family of magicians, Jasper Maskelyne (1902 - 1973) was a successful stage magician in the 1930s and 1940s, who, during the last war, was alleged to have been drafted into MI9, a secret department of the British Military Intelligence services specialising in camouflage.
Maskelyne claimed his wartime deceptions and methods of camouflage fooled the enemy and helped Britain to victory in the desert campaign. Said to be the inventor of small secret devices to aid prisoners of war escape from captivity it is often difficult to separate fact from fiction with this enigmatic and somewhat eccentric magician.
A fascinating and illustrated talk by Steve Short will help shed some light on this grand illusionist and his wartime deceptions and will include some magic that Maskelyne performed at this time.
- Duration: 60 mins
- Online Zoom event: Join from your computer, phone or tablet (no replay available)
Meet the Host, Steve
Steve Short has been a full time professional entertainer and speaker for more than 30-years and have entertained on cruise ships and appeared on television and radio. He has given talks and entertained audiences of all types and spoken at many venues and for various functions including after-dinner engagements, charity events, National Trust, Rotary, PROBUS, TWG, WI, U3A.
Preparing for the Event
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