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- Birth nameElbern Madren Calvert
- John Calvert was born on August 5, 1911 in New Trenton, Indiana, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Devil's Cargo (1948), Search for Danger (1949) and Dark Venture (1956). He was married to Tammy and Ann Cornell. He died on September 27, 2013 in Lancaster, California, USA.
- SpousesTammy(1982 - September 27, 2013) (his death)
- Was the world's oldest performing magician. On stage from the age of eight, he fulfilled a lifelong ambition when he appeared at the London Palladium on his 100th birthday.
- Broke into films making $600 a day as a hand-double for Clark Gable in Honky Tonk (1941). Scenes required Gable's hands to do some clever, tricky maneuvering, which Gable couldn't pull off.
- Inducted into the Society of American Magicians Hall of Fame.
- His childhood passion for magic and illusion grew into a career, and he made more than 20,000 appearances on stage. During World War II his magic show ran for five months in Hollywood. Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, Danny Kaye and Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy were among the big celebrities who helped out in his act. He still tours with his act, assisted by his wife, at the age of 90.
- He and his wife Tammy were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after they rode out hurricane Wilma on their 67 foot boat in Florida.
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