Chung Ling Soo

Chung Ling Soo was the stage name of the American magician William Ellsworth Robinson , who is mostly remembered today for his death after a bullet catch trick went wrong.

Robinson was born in Westchester County, New York, the first of three children born to James Campbell and Sarah Robinson . Both of his parents were of Scottish descent. The family settled in Manhattan while James Robinson toured in Charley Whites minstrel shows. James Robinson, who variously performed under the names James Campbell, H.J. Campbell and Professor Campbell, specialties included impersonations, dialect singing, hypnotism, ventriloquism and magic tricks. He later taught his son how to perform magic tricks.

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