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In 1931, Harvey Lowe, a boy of thirteen from Victoria proclaimed to be the world yo-yo champion and demonstrated his skill with the stringed toy for a London audience including Amelia Earhart and the Prince of Wales. He later found a wider audience by showing off his skill on the television variety show, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. Lowe’s brush with Hollywood included a request by the director Robert Altman to teach Julie Christie the proper technique for smoking opium. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ESTATE OF HARVEY LOWE