Chung Ling Soo / Died
March 24, 1918 (age 56 years), London, United Kingdom
Chung Ling Soo's famous trick 'Defying the Bullets' went wrong. He collapsed on stage having been shot and died the next morning at Wood Green Hospital.
This very act would lead to his death in 1918 when a malfunctioning gun fired a life bullet into his chest. He is buried in East Sheen Cemetery, London ...
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Mar 24, 2018 ˇ Chung Ling Soo had died in Wood Green Cottage Hospital at 5 am, as a result of the injuries sustained the previous night.
Chung Ling Soo
American magician
William Ellsworth Robinson was an American magician who went by the stage name Chung Ling Soo. He is mostly remembered today for his extensive use of yellowface in his act to falsely represent himself to be a Chinese man who spoke little English,... Wikipedia
Born: April 2, 1861, New York, NY
Died: March 24, 1918 (age 56 years), London, United Kingdom
Resting place: East Sheen Cemetery
Children: 5
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Mar 19, 2018 ˇ The magician known as Chung Ling Soo was fatally wounded during a bullet-catching trick but his greatest illusion turned out to be the one concerning his true ...
Jul 11, 2005 ˇ For Chung Ling Soo was shot dead while "Defying the Bullets", his dicing-with-death illusion which he had been performing routinely on stage ...
Aug 10, 2004 ˇ When that one went wrong at the Wood Green Empire, London, in 1918, there was no sending a telegram to Ritherdon's; Chung was killed. This is ...
Jan 14, 2022 ˇ As the rifles fired, Soo fell to the stage, mortally wounded and gasping in English: “Something's wrong. Close the curtain.” The inquest into ...
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An article from the Bowes Park Weekly News, 6th April 1918The inquest on Chung Ling Soo, whose real name was William Elsworth Robinson.
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Apr 1, 2014 ˇ They pumped oxygen into him, and when they discovered his case hopeless – he was shot through the lung – they managed to ease his sufferings, ...
In 1918, Chung Ling Soo, also known as William Ellsworth Robinson, was shot and died while performing the bullet catch. The tragic event highlighted the ...