Frank Garcia

Frank Garcia (May 8, 1927 - July 15, 1993) was a very popular magician who was known as "The Man With The Million Dollar Hands." His specialty was gambling scams and cheating.

Performing 3 shell game

Biography

Son of Spanish immigrants, he decided to become a magician after seeing a performance of Fu Manchu.

As "The Gambling Investigator" he demonstrated and exposed cheating methods at tradeshows and to law enforcement organizations throughout the United States and on television shows.

Co-founder (with George Schindler) of the New York's School for Magicians

Bibliography

• Garcia on Sponge Balls (1960)
• Garcia on Billiard Balls (1960)
• Marked Cards And Loaded Dice (1962) which was later released as How To Detect Crooked Gambling (1977)
• Wild Card (1962)
• MacDonald's $100 Routine - New Stars of Magic (1972)
• Million Dollar Card Secrets (1972)
• Farky Hollis Predicts (1972)
• Super Subtle Card Miracles (1973)
• Amedeo's Continental Magic (co-authored with George Schindler) (1974)
• All In A Nutshell (1974)
• Million Dollar Card Secrets (1975)
• Magic With Cards (with George Schindler)(1974)
• Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic (1976)
• Wild Card Miracles (1977)
• How to Detect Crooked Gambling (re-release of Marked Cards and Loaded Dice) (1977)
• Don't Bet On It! (treatise on the three card monte) (1978)
• Real Secrets of the Three Ball Routines (1978)
• Bullseye (with Fr. Cyprian) New Stars of Magic (1978)
• The Very Best of Cups and Balls (1979)
• Exclusive Card Secrets (1980)
• Exclusive Card Miracles (1980)
• The Elegant Card Magic of Father Cyprian (1980)
• Close Up Magic of Frank Garcia Part One (1982)
• Close Up Magic of Frank Garcia Part Two (1982)

References

• Photo Genii 1953 April
• Cover Genii 1977 September
• Obit Genii 1993 September