Marvelli Jr.

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Marvelli Jr. (* June 7, 1932 in Rendsburg as Olof Becher ; † April 21, 2008 in Munich ) was a German magician .

Life

In 1955 Marvelli succeeded Fredo Marvelli, a famous magician at the time . He initially took over his performances and expanded his repertoire to include grand illusions. Marvelli toured over 100 countries on his tours. At times he had a revue ensemble of up to 55 people and an elephant, which he made disappear on stage. Like Marvelli sen. preferred Marvelli venues for fine arts, such as the German Theater in Munich , the Friedrichstadtpalast and the Frankfurt Opera House. In the 80s he worked without an ensemble as a solo artist with various partners. He was a sought-after artist in the gala area and often magically presented new products to the industry. Marvelli toured all over Black Africa for the Goethe-Institut .

He was a founding member and long-time spokesman for the interest group of professional magicians , which should represent the interests of professional magicians in public.

Marvelli took part in the then NWDR in the first entertainment program on German television and mostly appeared at exposed events such as the Grand Prix preliminary round, the ZDF dream ship or during the half-time break of the final of the 1974 World Cup , the outcome of which he had apparently predicted. He hosted his own magical cabaret TV show on what was then Süddeutscher Rundfunk . With the first broadcast on February 27, 1979 on ARD, he achieved a viewing participation of 23% of television viewers. For Wittus Witt , the show was the “magical event of 1979” and “Marvelli [had] a brilliant start on the screen”. Even if the programs were more than 40 years ago, they are still seen today as references for TV magic: “Who can even remember having seen a magic program with and by a German magician on TV? Many cite the programs of Olof Marvelli, who had made it with his three independent evening programs. ”He appeared twice in the legendary comedy series Klimbim .

Marvelli died in Munich in 2008. According to his wishes, he was buried in the Old Catholic Cemetery in Dresden, right next to the grave of his magician colleague Bartolomeo Bosco .

literature

  • Rainer Berg: Varieté. In a good mood through the economic miracle . Torch bearer, Hanover 1988, ISBN 3-7716-1490-2 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.marvelli.de/Vita.html
  2. ↑ Hans G. Witt: Magische Welt - aktuell, in: “Magische” Welt, Düren 1979, page 100.
  3. ↑ Hans G. Witt: Magical World - Editorial, in: "Magical" World, Hamburg 2011, page 99.
personal data
SURNAME Marvelli Jr.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Becher, Olof (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German magician
DATE OF BIRTH June 7, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Rendsburg
DATE OF DEATH April 21, 2008
Place of death Munich