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John Albenice
From MagicPedia
John Albenice (1913 - December 3, 1957) was an American nightclub magician and author.
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Biography
Albenice's magic interest began when he was 14 and began to specialize in magic with reels. He toured both North and South America.
Albenice was internationally known for several of his creations sold by dealers.
He died of a heart at the Ambassador Hotel in New York City five minutes before he was ready to start his act, "Albenice and His Baby Chicks".
Contributions
- Serpent Silk
- Arabian Beads
- Rising Card Houlette on Ribbon
- Many of his silk magic inventions are described in Rice's Encyclopedia of Silk Magic
- Selected Card Vanishes Into Pocket in Scarne on Card Tricks (1950)
Books
- Reel Magic (1941)
References
- Linking Ring, Vol. 37, January 1958 - Broken Wand
