imar - E isen ach ▁Category : Pr in cess es ▁of ▁Sax e - We imar - E isen ach ▁Category : Ro yal ty ▁who ▁committed ▁suic ide ▁Category : Su ic ides ▁by ▁fire arm ▁in ▁Germany <0x0A> </s> ▁William ▁Fra z ier ▁Thomas ▁( J une ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁– ▁April ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Chicago ▁television ▁person ality . ▁Although ▁Thomas ▁wrote ▁nine ▁children ' s ▁books , ▁he ▁was ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁ ▁creating , ▁hosting , ▁writing ▁and ▁producing ▁the ▁long - running ▁children ' s ▁television ▁program ▁Gar field ▁Go ose ▁and ▁Fri ends ▁on ▁W GN - TV . ▁ ▁Magic ▁and ▁broadcast ing ▁Thomas ▁began ▁performing ▁as ▁a ▁mag ician ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 2 ▁in ▁his ▁home ▁town ▁of ▁R ush ville ; ▁he ▁was ▁just ▁a ▁te en ager ▁when ▁he ▁wrote ▁a ▁book ▁about ▁magic . ▁As ▁" Th omas ▁the ▁Mag ician ▁and ▁Company " ▁he ▁performed ▁" the ▁Myst ic ▁Rev ue , ▁a ▁full ▁evening ▁of ▁magic , ▁m irth , ▁music ▁and ▁mystery " ▁throughout ▁the ▁US . ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁writing ▁a ▁week ly ▁synd ic ated ▁newspaper ▁column ▁for ▁children ▁about ▁magic , ▁at ▁first ▁as ▁" Th omas ▁the ▁Mag ician " ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁Fra z ier ▁Thomas . ▁The ▁tips ▁and ▁tr icks ▁Thomas ▁covered ▁in ▁his ▁column ▁were ▁simple ▁enough ▁for