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Harry Leon Collins

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Harry Leon Collins Veteran Famous memorial

Birth
Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, USA
Death
3 May 1985 (aged 65)
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.2475889, Longitude: -85.7094931
Plot
Section 33, Lot 38
Memorial ID
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Magician, Entertainer. He was a World War II hero and was wounded in Saipan. While in the army he performed his magic act as part of jazz bandleader Bob Crosby's show for military troops. In 1952 he began doing magic tricks as part of promotional campaigns for Frito-Lay, a job that lasted him 45 years. He toured the nation, hawking potato chips and Fritos, doing television commercials, making appearances at supermarkets, conventions, fairs, schools, etc. And, of course, when he performed his feats of prestidigitation, instead of "alakazam!" or "voila!," he said "frito-lay!"
Magician, Entertainer. He was a World War II hero and was wounded in Saipan. While in the army he performed his magic act as part of jazz bandleader Bob Crosby's show for military troops. In 1952 he began doing magic tricks as part of promotional campaigns for Frito-Lay, a job that lasted him 45 years. He toured the nation, hawking potato chips and Fritos, doing television commercials, making appearances at supermarkets, conventions, fairs, schools, etc. And, of course, when he performed his feats of prestidigitation, instead of "alakazam!" or "voila!," he said "frito-lay!"

Bio by: Jeffrey Scott Holland

Gravesite Details

monument by Barney Bright



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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Jeffrey Scott Holland
  • Added: Oct 11, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6846883/harry_leon-collins: accessed ), memorial page for Harry Leon Collins (27 Apr 1920–3 May 1985), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6846883, citing Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.