COE NORTON BIOGRAPHY

Coe Norton (1912-1998) was an actor, magician and teacher. He enjoyed a long and successful career in the theater with his wife, actress Laura Lee. 

Norton learned magic from his father and a Mysto Magic Set when he was a boy. He received a degree in drama from Carnegie Tech, and after serving in the Navy during World War II, he went to Hollywood to learn acting. In 1951, he moved to New York to pursue his acting career, which led to Broadway appearances.

While in New York, Norton served as president of the Magicians Guild.

In addition to being a TV soap opera regular on Love of Life, Secret Storm, and Search for Tomorrow, Norton starred in a pilot for the 1954 Mandrake the Magician TV series. He also had ongoing roles on U.S. Steel Hour, Omnibus, Naked City, True Story and many others. He created national commercials with magic for Viceroy, Thumbelina Dolls, Nestle's Chocolate, Cricket Lighters, and so on.

In 1962, Coe married the successful actress Laura Lee. They became a couple act, worked numerous magic conventions, and performed internationally on cruise ships.

In the late 1980s, they retiired to Columbia, South Carolina, to be near their grandchildren.

Coe Norton Carreer Overview

402 TV Shows Acting

245 Cruises

167 Stage Shows

65 Club and Party Shows

79 TV Commercials

7 TV Shows Magic

19 Trade and Industrial Shows

4 Industrial Shows

2 Industrial Shows as Director

1 Industrial Show as Consultant

13 Months Restaurant Close-Up

1 Radio Show (host)

Cruise Ships (244 cruises, 156 ports, 23 luxury ships)

Oceanic (73), Homeric (28), Pearl of Scandinavia (27), Doric (25), Renaissance (20), Sagasford (15), Mississippi Queen (10), Mermoz, (10),Vista Ford (5), Royal Vikings Sky (4), Royal Vikings Sea (4), United States (4), New Amsterdam (4), Franconia (2), Rotterdam (2), Statendam (1), Queen Elizabeth (1), Empress of Canada (1), Caeibia (1), Daphne (1), Sea Venture (1), Maxim Gorkey (1), Stella Oceanis (1).They lines they worked were Cunard, Holland America, Norwegian American, United States, Royal Viking, Home Line, Flagship, Paquet, Delain, and Sun Lines.