Josephine Shaw passed away on November 4, 2002 at the Eliza Jennings
Home in Cleveland, Ohio. Ms. Shaw was 90 years old and had worked in
many occupations during her life including as one of Blackstone, Sr.’s
beautiful assistants.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports,
“She was selling tickets at a theater in her native Milwaukee in 1930
when magician Harry Blackstone Sr. spotted her and hired her for his
act. She appeared on stage wearing lavish gowns but declined to
participate in the highlight of the show, when Blackstone appeared to
cut a woman in half using a rotary power saw.”
Our prayers are with Ms. Shaw’s family and friends. She will be missed.
Josephine Shaw passed away on November 4, 2002 at the Eliza Jennings
Home in Cleveland, Ohio. Ms. Shaw was 90 years old and had worked in
many occupations during her life including as one of Blackstone, Sr.’s
beautiful assistants.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports,
“She was selling tickets at a theater in her native Milwaukee in 1930
when magician Harry Blackstone Sr. spotted her and hired her for his
act. She appeared on stage wearing lavish gowns but declined to
participate in the highlight of the show, when Blackstone appeared to
cut a woman in half using a rotary power saw.”
Our prayers are with Ms. Shaw’s family and friends. She will be missed.
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