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Thomas Page Wright (1905 - 1930) | Thomas Page Wright (May 8, 1905 - December 21, 1930), born in Fort Wayne, | ||
Indiana. | |||
He had been interested in magic since a kid when he and at lived at San Diego, | |||
California. He later moved to Los Angeles where he was a member of the Los | |||
Angeles Society of Magicians. | |||
Wright contributed many articles to The [[Sphinx]] and [[Genii]] in collaboration with [[William W. Larsen, Sr.]], whom in also co-invented many cards tricks with. | |||
He was killed in a car accident in | He invented the Change generally attributed to [[Bert Allerton]]. See Page Wright's Manuscript, page 112 ''A Throw-Out Change''. For Allerton, see [[More Card Manipulations No. 3]], page 44. | ||
He was killed in a car accident at the young age of 26 in San Diego while visiting his parents. | |||
==Books== | ==Books== | ||
* [[Page Wright's Notebook]] (1933) | * [[Page Wright's Notebook]] (1933) | ||
* Page Wright's Manuscript (1991) | * Page Wright's Manuscript (1991) | ||
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[[Category:Biographies| | == References == | ||
* In Memoriam, [[Linking Ring]] January, 1931. | |||
* Obit - Sphinx January, 1931. | |||
[[Category:Biographies|Biographies]] | |||
Revision as of 11:23, 2 September 2009
Thomas Page Wright (May 8, 1905 - December 21, 1930), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
He had been interested in magic since a kid when he and at lived at San Diego, California. He later moved to Los Angeles where he was a member of the Los Angeles Society of Magicians.
Wright contributed many articles to The Sphinx and Genii in collaboration with William W. Larsen, Sr., whom in also co-invented many cards tricks with.
He invented the Change generally attributed to Bert Allerton. See Page Wright's Manuscript, page 112 A Throw-Out Change. For Allerton, see More Card Manipulations No. 3, page 44.
He was killed in a car accident at the young age of 26 in San Diego while visiting his parents.
Books
- Page Wright's Notebook (1933)
- Page Wright's Manuscript (1991)
References
- In Memoriam, Linking Ring January, 1931.
- Obit - Sphinx January, 1931.