9, November 1949, Britain Raves Over The Piddingtons, by Frances Ireland, page 46 186, August 1949, Hands off The Piddingtons, by George Blake, page 54

↑ The Piddingtons:You are the Judge by Barry Wiley, Genii 2005 August, page 84.

They purchased Megalong Manor in Leura just outside of Sydney, converting it into a tourist hotel which became the center of their life except for an occasional ESP show.Īfter fighting a painful cancer for months, Sydney died in 1991. As the new Piddingtons, they once again stunned audiences. Sydney worked various jobs including as a senior sales management positions with various firms including Reader's Digest, until in 1975 with his second wife, Robyn, he was asked to take part in a charity show at the Sydney Opera House. However, they ultimately separated and divorce in 1954. In 1949 they went to England, where they became a success on BBC radio programs.Īfter their final radio show on Friday, June 13, 1952, they quit to return to Australia and raise a family. They put together a telepathy act based on Sydney's experience, and The Piddingtons became a successful in Sydney and Melbourne on radio and with live stage shows. Rhine on parapsychology in a stray copy of Digest magazine gave Piddington the idea to entertain with a telepathy act with Russell Braddon (who would later write a book).Īfter the war, Piddington returned to Australia where he met and married a radio-actress named Lesley Pope.

As an escape from the harsh treatment, the prisoners staged theatrical entertainments. Biographyĭuring World War II he served in an artillery regiment, but was captured and imprisoned for four years. Despite suffering from a severe stutter, he performed various shows for this club. He began his career in magic in 1935 when, as a teenager, he joined the Independent Magical Performers of Sydney becoming their youngest member. Sydney Piddington (1918-1991) performed with his wife Lesley (b.1925) as the mentalism team called The Piddingtons.

The Piddingtons by Russell Braddon