Kirkham, Blackstone and Bergeron

This is just a quick post based on a photo that my Dad had up in his library forever. I have mentioned before that Harry Blackstone was a mentor to him. He worked on the Blackstone show for nearly a year in late 1946 and early 47. This photo was taken around 1961. I believe Blackstone passed away just a short time later. The clown in the picture is Rebo, who appeared with magician Mark Wilson on the Magic Land of Alakazam TV show. Rebo was the persona of Bev Bergeron, a guy, who much like my father, had his fingers in a lot of different magic world pies. He designed magic and did lectures and performed in all kinds of venues. He and his family still send us their annual Christmas Letter, the Bergeron Bee, which is a mock up newspaper. It contains inspiring Christmas messages and family news as well. It is one of the few connections I have to the world of magicians these days. I have more to share on both of the people in this picture with my Dad, but I thought it was a nice shot of the three of them. I think it was taken at a magic convention here in Southern California.