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Mann was a master mariner, spending forty-year with the Merchant Marine, rising to the rank of Captain. He started performing mentalist part-time in 1949. He invented over 32 mental effects and authored many publications on magic. He performed as "Allemann" for a short time. | Mann was a master mariner, spending forty-year with the Merchant Marine, rising to the rank of Captain. He started performing mentalist part-time in 1949. He invented over 32 mental effects and authored many publications on magic. He performed as "Allemann" for a short time. | ||
Revision as of 11:33, 27 August 2010
Al Mann (January 20, 1924 - August 29, 1999) born Gilbert S. Aleman in San Antonio, Texas.
| Al Mann | |
| Born | Gilbert S. Aleman January 20, 1924 San Antonio, Texas |
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| Died | August 29, 1999 (age 75) |
| Categories | Books by Al Mann |
Mann was a master mariner, spending forty-year with the Merchant Marine, rising to the rank of Captain. He started performing mentalist part-time in 1949. He invented over 32 mental effects and authored many publications on magic. He performed as "Allemann" for a short time.
Mann became a friend of many New York based magician, including Richard Himber and Dunninger. Al was even at Dunninger's bedside when he died.
Many of his publications had unusual names or play on words such as: Area, The Photon Shield, The Sibylline Messages, Acidus, Apodosis, The Tesseract and The Kolophone.
He produced the Diplomatic Pouch, a three-fold leather portfolio which contained countless hidden compartments.