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Featured article Card Stars of the U.S.A. was chapter XIX in Greater Magic by John Northern Hilliard. In this chapter, Hilliard concluded what he considered the greatest card magicians in the country at the time: I. Theodore Annemann II. Al Baker III. Cardini IV. S. Leo Horowitz V. Stewart Judah VI. Nate Leipzig VII. William H. McCaffrey VIII. Paul Rosini IX. John Scarne X. Dai Vernon Read more about Card Stars of the U.S.A..... Did you know... From MagicPedia's newest articles: ... American author John Ball (who wrote the mystery novel "In the Heat of the Night" involving the African-American police detective Virgil Tibbs in 1965) performed as a semi-professional magician in college as Jacques_Morintell... ... Joe Sternbach brought the New York Roundtable to the west coast by starting the Los Angeles Roundtable in 1946... ... the magic newsletter ASA by [John Novak]] in the 1970s was named for the two IBM rings in Austin and San Antonio... ... ‎Charles T. Jordon put out the Ten New Tricks Series in the 1920s... See also Recent changes. Featured Tip Subscribe to MagicPedia updates MagicPedia RSS feed for new articles MagicPedia RSS feed for latest changes

On this day January 29... 1999 - Ricki Dunn, a successful entertainer best known for his pickpocket act, died. Featured Video The Pendragons doing Metamorphosis In the news January 2012, Paul Romhany reports on his blog that Francis Martineau, known for his illustrations in Rice's Encyclopedia of Silk Magic, passed away the week of January 12. December 30, 2011 Jim Buffaloe, who contributed items to Modern Coin Magic, passed away after a brief illness. September 30, 2011, Burton Sperber, amateur mentalist and magic collector, dies. September 17, 2011 magic illustrator Earle Oakes dies from a massive stroke at the age of 88. September 14, 2011, David Copperfield was named the First-Ever 'King of Magic' by the Society of American Magicians. June 26, 2011, Houdini collector Sidney Radner dies of cancer at the age of 91. Upcoming Events... Columbus Magi-Fest, Columbus, Ohio, Jan 26-28, 2012 New England Magicians Conference (NEMCON), Cromwell, Connecticut, Mar 9-10, 2012 Genii's 75th Anniversary Birthday Bash, Orlando Florida, October 4-6, 2012 Collaboration requests... Help MagicPedia by: Selecting a Random page and reviewing it. Making an article from the Wanted Page list. Adding Categories to articles. Adding pictures to articles (make sure it is public domain). Submitting items for "in the news" or "Upcoming Events" sections. All you need to do is join (free) and click "Edit"

Featured picture Benevol (1865-1939) , an Italian by birth, was billed as a Mexican when performing in France. Victor Farelli described him in The Sphinx as "the Thurston of France."