▁was ▁bil led ▁as ▁" The ▁World ' s ▁Le ading ▁Lady ▁Mag ician " ▁and ▁" The ▁Queen ▁of ▁Magic ." ▁ ▁Od ella ▁Newton ' s ▁father ▁L ucky ▁Bill ▁Newton ▁( 1 8 5 9 - 1 9 3 7 ) ▁ran ▁his ▁own ▁circ us , ▁and ▁she ▁began ▁learning ▁jug g ling ▁from ▁the ▁perform ers ▁on ▁his ▁circ us ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁young . ▁She ▁developed ▁a ▁style ▁that ▁featured ▁sn appy ▁pat ter ▁and ▁c ute ▁rh ym es , ▁which ▁became ▁something ▁of ▁a ▁tra dem ark . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁she ▁married ▁Charles ▁Car rer ▁( 1 8 9 8 - 1 9 7 1 ), ▁a ▁famous ▁jug g ler ▁from ▁Zur ich , ▁Switzerland , ▁who ▁sometimes ▁assist ed ▁in ▁her ▁show ▁and ▁re built ▁and ▁rep a ired ▁props ▁for ▁her . ▁ ▁She ▁became ▁a ▁pione er ▁of ▁television ▁magic ▁when ▁The ▁D ell ▁O ' D ell ▁Show ▁began ▁transmission ▁on ▁a ▁local ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁area ▁in ▁California ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁She ▁thus ▁pre - dated ▁several ▁other ▁noted ▁pione ers ▁of ▁television ▁magic , ▁such ▁as ▁Mark ▁Wilson , ▁whose ▁first ▁television ▁show ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁and ▁Rich i ardi ▁Jr ▁who ▁made ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁his ▁record ▁run ▁of ▁appearances ▁on ▁The ▁Ed ▁S ull ivan ▁Show ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁O '