William Robinson

William Robinson was a famous magician of America who garnered international repute for his stage character, Chung Ling Soo. He used to play the role of a Chinese conjurer on and off the stage. Chung’s life came to an end during the performance of his aptly titled act, “Condemned to Death by the Boxers”. This was a bullet-catch trick. On March 23, 1918, Chung unluckily fired a real bullet which got lodged in his chest. He died on the spot.