In 1955 he married actress Ceil Cabot (born In 2007, Steve Martin presented Ballantine with the Lifetime Achievement Fellowship from the Magic Castle in Hollywood.
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Ballantine’s wife of 45 years, actress Ceil Cabot, died in 2000. Carl Ballantine. Ceil Cabot, Actress: The Nude Bomb. Nationality: United States Executive summary: Lester Gruber on McHale's Navy Brent Scowcroft, who died Thursday of natural causes at his home in Falls Church, Va., was a Republican voice against the 2003 invasion of Iraq.With wife Carol, Warner Henry gave millions of dollars to support classical music organizations large and small.Novels such as “The Keepers of the House” explored the beauty and dark secrets of the Deep SouthArmed with a secret recipe, her bubbling bowls of soondubu jjigae were all the rage in Koreatown and beyond.Pete Hamill, the eloquent voice of his beloved hometown of New York as both newspaper columnist and bestselling author, died Wednesday morning.Deaton ran the DWP for three years and was called the “16th council member” for his role as a behind the scenes player in L.A. city government.The family of politician John Hume, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for work to end violence in his native Northern Ireland, says he has died.The recipient of the first partial face transplant in the U.S. has died almost a dozen years after the groundbreaking operation.Tom Pollock’s tenure included blockbusters like ‘Jurassic Park,’ ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Do the Right Thing.’Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from stunt performer to star of films such as “Cocoon” and “The Natural,” has died.“Carl Ballantine influenced not only myself but a generation of magicians and comedians,” said Steve Martin, who presented Ballantine with the Lifetime Achievement Fellowship from the Magic Castle in Hollywood. “I only knew him from seeing him on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show,’ which I thought was the funniest thing I ever saw, the magic act that wasn’t working,” he said. Ballantine appeared in a number of films, including “The Shakiest Gun in the West” (1968), “The World’s Greatest Lover” (1977) and “Mr. Then he’d stop to read the want ads.
His remains were cremated. In addition to his daughter Saratoga, he is survived by another daughter, Molly; and his sister, Esther Robinson. “The combination of magic and comedy had perhaps been done before, but he truly defined it and made it his own.” Beginning in nightclubs in the early 1940s, the tall and lanky Chicago native would walk out on stage in top hat, white tie and tails. “To great acclaim, I might add.
Ballantine died in his sleep of age-related causes Tuesday at his home in the Hollywood Hills, said his daughter Saratoga Ballantine. Carl Ballantine. Born: 27-Sep-1922 Birthplace: Chicago, IL Died: 3-Nov-2009 Location of death: Hollywood, CA Cause of death: unspecified Remains: Cremated (ashes scattered) Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Actor, Magician. Actor Carl Ballantine, whose career spanned vaudeville, television, Vegas and Broadway, died Tuesday at his Hollywood home of natural causes.
“The act wasn’t successful in nightclubs,” he told Hyla M. Clark, author of the 1976 book “The World’s Greatest Magic.” “I had to make a living, so I looked at myself in the mirror and said, ‘You don’t look much like a magician.’ Then I put this other thing together.” The other thing, Clark wrote, “soon became one of the most successful of contemporary magic acts.” Exempt from military service during World War II because of back trouble, Ballantine entertained the troops in England.
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Ballantine’s wife of 45 years, actress Ceil Cabot, died in 2000. Carl Ballantine. Ceil Cabot, Actress: The Nude Bomb. Nationality: United States Executive summary: Lester Gruber on McHale's Navy Brent Scowcroft, who died Thursday of natural causes at his home in Falls Church, Va., was a Republican voice against the 2003 invasion of Iraq.With wife Carol, Warner Henry gave millions of dollars to support classical music organizations large and small.Novels such as “The Keepers of the House” explored the beauty and dark secrets of the Deep SouthArmed with a secret recipe, her bubbling bowls of soondubu jjigae were all the rage in Koreatown and beyond.Pete Hamill, the eloquent voice of his beloved hometown of New York as both newspaper columnist and bestselling author, died Wednesday morning.Deaton ran the DWP for three years and was called the “16th council member” for his role as a behind the scenes player in L.A. city government.The family of politician John Hume, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for work to end violence in his native Northern Ireland, says he has died.The recipient of the first partial face transplant in the U.S. has died almost a dozen years after the groundbreaking operation.Tom Pollock’s tenure included blockbusters like ‘Jurassic Park,’ ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Do the Right Thing.’Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from stunt performer to star of films such as “Cocoon” and “The Natural,” has died.“Carl Ballantine influenced not only myself but a generation of magicians and comedians,” said Steve Martin, who presented Ballantine with the Lifetime Achievement Fellowship from the Magic Castle in Hollywood. “I only knew him from seeing him on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show,’ which I thought was the funniest thing I ever saw, the magic act that wasn’t working,” he said. Ballantine appeared in a number of films, including “The Shakiest Gun in the West” (1968), “The World’s Greatest Lover” (1977) and “Mr. Then he’d stop to read the want ads.
His remains were cremated. In addition to his daughter Saratoga, he is survived by another daughter, Molly; and his sister, Esther Robinson. “The combination of magic and comedy had perhaps been done before, but he truly defined it and made it his own.” Beginning in nightclubs in the early 1940s, the tall and lanky Chicago native would walk out on stage in top hat, white tie and tails. “To great acclaim, I might add.
Ballantine died in his sleep of age-related causes Tuesday at his home in the Hollywood Hills, said his daughter Saratoga Ballantine. Carl Ballantine. Born: 27-Sep-1922 Birthplace: Chicago, IL Died: 3-Nov-2009 Location of death: Hollywood, CA Cause of death: unspecified Remains: Cremated (ashes scattered) Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Actor, Magician. Actor Carl Ballantine, whose career spanned vaudeville, television, Vegas and Broadway, died Tuesday at his Hollywood home of natural causes.
“The act wasn’t successful in nightclubs,” he told Hyla M. Clark, author of the 1976 book “The World’s Greatest Magic.” “I had to make a living, so I looked at myself in the mirror and said, ‘You don’t look much like a magician.’ Then I put this other thing together.” The other thing, Clark wrote, “soon became one of the most successful of contemporary magic acts.” Exempt from military service during World War II because of back trouble, Ballantine entertained the troops in England.