Moi-Yo Miller

Moi-Yo Miller
Miller in 1948
Born
Mona Loretta Miller

(1914-04-24)24 April 1914
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Died7 October 2018(2018-10-07) (aged 104)
Prahran, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Illusionist, magic assistant
EmployerDante the Magician

Moi-Yo Miller was the stage name of Mona Loretta Miller (24 April 1914 – 7 October 2018), was an Australian entertainer. She toured the world as a magicians assistant and illusionist to the stage magician Dante (Aka Harry Jansen), during the Golden Age of Magic of the 1930s and 1940s.

In 1993 she received the Dragon Award presented by the J. Marberger Stuart Foundation. She celebrated her 100th birthday in 2014.

Miller died of dementia on 7 October 2018 in Prahran, Victoria at the age of 104.

References

  1. ↑ "Sim Sala Bim: It's Moi-Yo magic". Retrieved 2 October 2010. She was born Mona Loretta Miller in 1914, the start of World War 1.
  2. ↑ Ryan, Jemma. "Geelong-born illusionist Moi-Yo Miller dies aged 104". www.geelongadvertiser.com.au. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  3. ↑ "Dante on stage with Moi-Yo Miller". National Picture Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  4. ↑ "1993 Dragon Award - Moi Yo Miller and Arturo Montes". J. Marberger Stuart Foundation. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  5. ↑ "Happy 100th Birthday Moi Yo Miller". Archived from the original on 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  6. ↑ Geelong-born illusionist Moi-Yo Miller dies aged 104