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LESLEY POPE
Lesley Elizabeth Pope •Born: 1925 •Marriage: Sydney George Piddington in 1946 in Woollahra, Sydney, NSW Australia Noted events in her life were: • Occupation: Actress. Lesley married Sydney George Piddington, son of Albert Sydney Keith Piddington and Hilda Mabel Warby, in 1946 in Woollahra, Sydney, NSW Australia. In 1972, Lesley remarried and became Lesley Hazlitt (Piddington). She passed away on August 2, 2016 at the age of 91. Obituary - by The A.M.A(c) Academy of Magical Arts (AMA) 2016
Lesley Hazlitt (Piddington)
In post-WWII England, an Australian couple became an absolute sensation on BBC radio when, apparently, Sydney Piddington could transmit thoughts-- while saying very little—to his wife Lesley, who would be in different places around the city. This included the Tower of London and even flying high above Great Britain in a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser. Born Lesley Pope, she was a stage actress when she met and later married Piddington. Their “thought communication” act was controversial, and magicians at the time were less than enamoured with the duo, even though when asked if their abilities were real, their answer was, “You are the judge.” However, the magic community treated her like royalty when she made an appearance at the Los Angeles Conference on Magic History in 2003. The couple and their exploits have been the subjects of books and documentaries. Lesley and Sydney had three children, Mark, Kaye, and Anthony. After the Piddingtons divorced, she later married Jack Hazlitt (d. 1993), a WWI veteran and 27 years her senior, in 1972. Lesley Hazlitt passed away on August 2, 2016 at the age of 91. |
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