Leona LaMar (October 26, 1883 – April 22, 1941), billed as "The Girl with 1,000 Eyes", was an American stage mentalist and vaudeville headliner in the 1910s and 1920s.[1][2]
Leona LaMar | |
|---|---|
 LaMar circa 1921 | |
| Born | Leontine DuMar October 26, 1883 |
| Died | April 22, 1941 |
| Occupation(s) | Mentalist, Vaudeville act |
| Spouse | Walter Shannon (-1930; his death) |
LaMar worked with Walter (Hugh) Shannon, who was also her husband, and was billed as having a "far superior" act than mentalist Eva Fay.[1] Terry Turner signed the duo, who then earned $2,500 a week.[1] The Shannons began their act in 1910, which featured mind-reading using astrology, and continued until Walter Shannon died in 1930.[3]
LaMar was born in Rochester, New York as Leontine DuMar. She died at her home in Englewood, New Jersey on April 22, 1941, survived by her son Walter and daughter Leona.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Nickell, Joe. Secrets of the Sideshows, p. 264 (2005)
- ^ (1 April 1916). "The Girl With a Thousand Eyes": Leona Lamar Will Demonstrate Possession of So-called Sixth Sense at Majestic, Harrisburg Telegraph, p. 13, col. 7
- ^ a b (24 April 1941). Mrs. Walter Shannon, Ex-Vaudeville Star, The New York Times (paywall)