Emil Teodorovich Kio (né Emil Teodorovich Girshfeld-Renard) (Russian: Эмиль Теодорович Кио, Эмиль Теодорович Гиршфельд-Ренард; 11 April 1894 – 19 December 1965) was Soviet illusionist,[1] People's Artist of the RSFSR.
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His sons, Igor Kio and Emil Kio, Jr., became famous Soviet magicians as well.
References
edit- ^ Emil Teodorovich Kio (in Russian)