Clarke Crandall was born on April 23, 1907. In 1947,
Clarke participated in the Society of American Magicians convention in Chicago.
This was one of the first times audiences had the opportunity to enjoy his
dead-pan expressions, droll patter, comic thoughts, and his whole act fit
nicely in his banjo case (oh, there was no banjo). At one point of his life
while he was living in Chicago, he was working as a stock hand possibly as a
buyer of cattle. It was said magician Johnny Paul approached Clarke in the
1950’s and offered Clarke a job as a bartender/entertainer.
