Dinardi

Alfred Körber (18 June 1911 – 3 October 1996), known by his stage name Rolf Dinardi (or simply Dinardi) was a German magician best known for his performances with feather flowers.

Dinardi
Born
Alfred Körber

(1911-06-18)18 June 1911[1]
Altreichenau, Prussia[2]
Died3 October 1996(1996-10-03) (aged 85)[1]
OccupationMagician
Spouse(s)Anni Körber

Biography

Körber was apprenticed as a baker and confectioner from a young age. He was introduced to the world of magic by a stage hypnotist by the name of Rolf Dinardi, and after the latter's death, obtained permission to perform under that name. His first public show was on 6 January 1939, using props obtained from János Bartl.[2]

Dinardi met his future wife, a stage performer named Anni, at a travelling circus in Gladbeck, and they married in 1944. The Second World War prevented them from performing together until 1946.[2]

Dinardi was best known for his performances with springed feather flowers, which he would produce in tremendous quantities from a box that seemed too small to contain them all. The lush, realistic-looking bouquets were manufactured by Dinardi himself using dyed chicken feathers.[2][1]

Awards and honours

Dinardi was recognized as Magician of the Year for 1989/1990 by the Magischer Zirkel von Deutschland, the magicians' association of West Germany.[2][3]

gollark: Oh, I accidentally forgot to guess.
gollark: I published all the results to the journal of osmarks research™.
gollark: Suuuure.
gollark: I was going to but for the rule about it having to be possible to implement.
gollark: In retrospect, I really should have written in Macron.

References
  1. Wittus Witt et al. "Dinardi." Zauber-Pedia. Accessed 2016-08-29.
  2. Happel, Thorsten (1996). "Kurzbiographien bekannter Zauberer unseres Jahrhunderts". In Thomas-Ziegler, Sabine (ed.). Simsalabim: Die Welt der Magie. Köln: Rheinland-Verlag GmbH. p. 34–43. ISBN 3-7927-1578-3.
  3. "Dinardi - Magier des Jahres 1989/1990." Magischer Zirkel von Deutschland. Accessed 2016-08-29.

Further reading
  • Magische Welt 39(4), 1990, pp. 287–288.
  • Wittus Witt. "100 Jahre Blumenkönig: Rolf Dinardi." Magische Welt 60(4), 2011, pp. 176–177.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.