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TV magician Ali Bongo left £550,197 in his will - and a string of legacies to help other performers. Bongo, chief consultant to Paul Daniels's BBC magic show and the inspiration for telly ...
Magician Ali Bongo, who made numerous appearances on television, has died aged 79 after suffering a stroke. Bongo - whose real name was William Wallace - also acted as a consultant on programmes ...
Ali Bongo, 79, is president of The Magic Circle, the international club for professional magicians founded in 1905 and based in a magnificent HQ in London's Euston. Ali, also a consultant for TV ...
Magician Ali Bongo has died in hospital at the age of 79. The performer, whose real name was William Wallace, died at St Thomas' Hospital in central London at 9am yesterday, according to a Magic ...
Magician Ali Bongo died in hospital yesterday at the age of 79, after suffering a stroke. Bongo, whose real name was William Wallace, was the president of the Magic Circle and devised tricks for ...