Alfred Körber (18 June 1911 – 3 October 1996), known by his stage name Rolf Dinardi (or simply Dinardi) was a German

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best known for his performances with feather flowers.

Biography

Körber was apprenticed as a

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and

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from a young age. He was introduced to the world of magic by a stage hypnotist by the name of Rolf Dinardi, and after the latter's death, obtained permission to perform under that name. His first public show was on 6 January 1939, using props obtained from

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. Dinardi met his future wife, a stage performer named Anni, at a travelling circus in

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, and they married in 1944. The

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prevented them from performing together until 1946. Dinardi was best known for his performances with springed feather flowers, which he would produce in tremendous quantities from a box that seemed too small to contain them all. The lush, realistic-looking bouquets were manufactured by Dinardi himself using dyed

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Awards and honours

Dinardi was recognized as Magician of the Year for 1989/1990 by the ''Magischer Zirkel von Deutschland'', the magicians' association of

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* * , from Wittus Witt's channel {{Authority control 1911 births 1996 deaths German magicians People from Wałbrzych County People from the Province of Silesia

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