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Carl Ballantine

Personal information
Birth nameMeyer Kessler
Birth dateSeptember 27, 1917
Place of birthChicago, Illinois, U.S.
Date of deathNovember 3, 2009(age 92)
Death placeHollywood Hills, California, U.S.
OccupationActor, magician and comedian
SpouseCeil Cabot (1955 - 2000)

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Carl Ballantine (born Meyer Kessler; September 27, 1917 - November 3, 2009) was an American magician, comedian and actor. Billing himself as "The Great Ballantine", "The Amazing Ballantine" or "Ballantine: The World's Greatest Magician", his vaudeville-style comedy routine involved transparent or incompetent stage magic tricks, which tended to flop and go "hilariously awry" to the wisecracking Ballantine's mock chagrin. He has been credited with creating comedy magic and has influenced both comics and magicians.

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Double Trouble was a situation comedy from the mid 1980's This episode included Carl Ballantine and Anne Marie Johnson as guest stars.
6.17 min. | 4.23 user rating		 DEDICATED TO SARA BALLANTINE
2.57 min. | 5.0 user rating		 in this week's clip....uncle croc and rabbit ears introduce carl ballantine as sherlock domes
1.83 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Scott Land, ( ThePuppetMan dot com) the famous puppeteer from the South Park, Team America film, created this masterpiece marionette of comedy magician and actor, Carl Ballantine. The puppet performs a charming stylized version of Mr. Ballantine's original act. This performance is from the world famous Hollywood, Magic Castle. We hope you enjoy!
2.82 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Gunther and Lucille Toody have Lucille's sister Rose and her husband Al over for dinner. Al is played by the hilarious Carl Ballantine, better known at the time for many appearances on television variety shows performing his incompetent magician comedy routine, which he also performs in Episode 19 "Christmas at the 53rd". Joe E. Ross (Gunther Toody), Beatrice Pons (Lucille Toody), Carl Ballantine (Al), Martha Greenhouse (Rose) Car 54, Where Are You? Season One arrives on DVD April 12, 2011 from Shanachie Entertainment.
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The late Carl B. proved to be, also, a great "knife thrower". (Posted for entertainment value only. From a great American Masters [WNET] production: VAUDEVILLE...available!: www.amazon.com
0.50 min. | 5.0 user rating		 The trailer for Dying To Get Rich(1998) starring Nastassja Kinski, Billy Zane, Michael Biehn, Rob Schneider, Lara Flynn Boyle, Carl Ballantine, and Thomas Haden Church.. Directed by John Landis
1.78 min. | 5.0 user rating		 My review(more like rant..) on the totally unfunny comedy, Dying To Get Rich!: Susan's Plan(1998) starring Nastassja Kinski, Billy Zane, Michael Biehn, Rob Schneider, Lara Flynn Boyle, Carl Ballantine, and Thomas Haden Church. Directed by John Landis.
13.45 min. | 1.0 user rating		 Elvis Presley as stock car racer Steve Grayson in Speedway (1968). With an introduction by Birdie Kebner (Carl Ballantine) Elvis gets spotlighted to sing "Let Yourself Go". Groovy!
3.38 min. | 0 user rating		 I met Carl in 1975, while waiting in a line to enter a theatre, on Olympic Bl., Los Angeles. For almost 22 min. he and I did schtick for my two young children and onlookers. A nice fellow, indeed.
0.87 min. | 5.0 user rating

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Patch--The Passage, by Justin Cronin (-Ballantine-, $27.95) details a deadly government experiment gone wrong and the resulting annihilation of the world as we know ... - Date : Sat, 19 Jun 2010 10:11:07 GMT+00:00
Woman sentenced for 'appalling assault' - Southland Times Tweet this news
Southland Times--Robb Ruskin -Ballantine-, 19, apprentice electrician, of Awarua Wetlands, was fined $800 and disqualified for eight months for sustained loss of traction on ... - Date : Wed, 05 May 2010 04:31:47 GMT+00:00
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Minneapolis Star Tribune--(-Ballantine-/ESPN Books, $26.) The sports-talk radio hosts banter about subjects large and small. 4. GIADA AT HOME, by Giada De Laurentiis. ... - Date : Tue, 04 May 2010 23:02:26 GMT+00:00
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS - Maui News Tweet this news
Maui News--Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight by -Karl- Rove (Threshold) 9. The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama by David Remnick ... - Date : Sun, 25 Apr 2010 08:59:02 GMT+00:00
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Asia Times Online---...- but I still have many of the -Ballantine- illustrated war books I bought as a young boy for a buck or two, and which often celebrated the achievements of ... - Date : Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:43:58 GMT+00:00
Parenting Short Takes: Happy, Powerful & Liberated - Library Journal Tweet this news
Library Journal---Ballantine-. Feb. 2010. 256p. bibliog. Index. ISBN 978-0-345-51561-2. $24. CHILD REARING The psychology of happiness was a huge publishing trend last year. ... - Date : Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:40:23 GMT+00:00

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