Melies

was born in 1861

father was a merchant of shoes father was a merchant of shoes merchant of shoes from agra..a successful merchant of shoes with three pretty daughters, and a sadness about his visage. a wife wo smiles cheerily as mothers of the brides always must, bride's mother's mask. a merchant of shoes.. how do shoes make big profits? how do shoe selers become rich??

could draw well?

Saw a show by the theatre Robert Houdin at the age of..?

While on military posting later, was posted in the same suburb as Robert Houdin( different from Harry Houdini)