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Walford Bodie

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Walford Bodie
In the late-Victorian and Edwardian periods, at the height of music hall variety, Dr Walford Bodie M.D. was one of the most famous and highly paid entertainers in Britain.

He remains an enigmatic and charismatic figure in the history of the North East. Born Samuel Murphy Bodie at 33 George Street, Aberdeen on 11 June 1869, he was the son of a journeyman baker called William Bodie and his wife Margaret and received his education at Robert Gordon's College.

He went on to become a leading showman, hypnotist, ventriloquist, controversial 'bloodless surgeon' and was billed variously as The Electric Wizard, The Modern Miracle Worker of the North, and The Most Remarkable Man on the Earth.

At Aberdeen City Libraries we hold a family photograph album that offers an insight into the life and times of Bodie and his amazing family.

The inscription on this image reads "To Dear Nan with Fondest Love Sam".
Aberdeen
Magic
John Laird
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Aberdeen Local Studies
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