Dick Brookz
| Dick Brooks (Ray Carter) (Dick Brookz) John Bravo Bravo The Great Bravo The Grate! |
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| Born | New York City |
| Occupation | Mystery entertainer, skeptic, producer, writer |
| Website | http://www.MysteryEntertainer.com |
Dick Brooks, considered a magician of renown by Focus Magazine, has been a professional performer since leaving school, was born in New York City.
As a teenager he joined a Department of Parks magic club headed up by the official magician of New York City, Abe Hurwitz (Peter Pan the Magic Man), who was also the father of the soon to be famous Shari Lewis with her puppet "Lamb Chop (puppet)". When Hurwitz left the Peter Pan Magic Club, the members wanted a more mature name after famous magician Carl Ballantine joked to the members, "I love your peanut butter!" Brooks, came up with the name F.A.M.E., which stood for Future American Magical Entertainers, and the club lasted for many years thereafter. This laid the foundation for the Society of American Magicians, who at first did not allow youngsters to join, formed the Society of Young Magicians (S.Y.M.) for youngsters in 1984. In 1952 Tootsie Rolls took over sponsorship of The Paul Whiteman Teen Club at WFIL in Philadelphia.As a teenager he was booked by Skipper Dawes, who would later manage Eddie Fisher (singer), who after a New York audition instead of booking him as a contestant booked him as a regular performer doing commercials for Tootsie Rolls on the Paul Whiteman TV show Teen Club in faraway Philadelphia. Bobby Rydel got his start on the same show as a young drummer, as well as a 12 year old Leslie Uggams. Without help from his parents he traveled there weekends, after getting the script by mail. He was replaced by young up and coming 23 year old announcer, Dick Clark. Clark would later do the Teen Bandstand, probably out of the same studios. In 1972 he appeared on The David Susskind Show about young comedians looking to get a break in Show Business. When drafted into the Army he was placed in Special Service, the entertainment branch of the military.
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