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DEVANT, David (David Wighton, 1868 – 1941). David Devant’s Passport. Number 338904, issued by the London Foreign Office on March 4, 1921, and bearing a sepia tone printed photograph of Devant pasted above his inked signature, and listing his vital statistics. Age: 53; Profession: Entertainer; Height: 5 feet 10 inches; Forehead: broad; Eyes: Green-grey; etc. His name is listed as “Mr. David Wighton, known as Devant.” The passport has been endorsed for travel to the Canary Islands and Madeira. In a gilt-stamped pebbled blue cloth folder as issued, showing only faint wear from use.