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| birth_day = February 11, | | birth_day = February 11, | ||
| birth_year = | | birth_year = 1884 | ||
| birth_place = | | birth_place = Brooklyn, New York | ||
| death_day = | | death_day = December 23, | ||
| death_year = | | death_year = 1962 | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = Jersey City, New Jersey | ||
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[[Jack Miller]] (1884 - 1962) was a professional magician in New York City that did magic with the air of an old Yiddish vaudevillian. | [[Jack Miller]] (1884 - 1962) was a professional magician in New York City that did magic with the air of an old Yiddish vaudevillian. | ||
Miller was an expert on the use of the [[Holdout]], which allowed him to perform miracles. | == Biography == | ||
Miller was an expert on the use of the [[Holdout]], which allowed him to perform miracles.{{Youtube|zpXcmSSUqoY}} | |||
==Tricks marketed== | ==Tricks marketed== | ||
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* Jack Miller's [[Egg Bag]] Routine (1959) | * Jack Miller's [[Egg Bag]] Routine (1959) | ||
{{References}} | |||
* Cover [[Genii 1944 February]] | * Cover, [[Genii 1944 February|Genii Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 6, February 1944]], Jack Miller, page 206 | ||
* Cover [[The Linking Ring]] January 1963. | * [[The Linking Ring|The Linking Ring, Vol. 31, No. 2, April 1951]], The New York Mid-Century Parade, by Eddie Clever – Jack Miller, page 69 | ||
* Cover, [[The Linking Ring|The Linking Ring, Vol. 32, No. 10, December 1952]], Professor Jack Miller, by Walter Coleman, page 30 | |||
* Cover, [[M-U-M|M-U-M, Vol. 49, No. 11, April 1960]], Jack Miller, magician-of-the-month, by Leslie P. Guest, page 493 | |||
* Cover, [[The Linking Ring|The Linking Ring, Vol. 43, No. 1, January 1963]], Hocus Pocus Parade From Members of Harry Roz-On Ring 26, New York City, In Memory of its Dean Jack Miller - Prof. Jack Miller, page 78; Broken Wand, Prof. Jack Miller, page 101 | |||
* [[Genii 1963 February|Genii Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 6, February 1963]], Magicians Guild of America, “Spotlight on” Jack Miller, page 262 | |||
* [[M-U-M|M-U-M, Vol. 52, No. 9, February 1963]], Broken Wands, Jack Miller, page 540 | |||
* The New Tops, Vol. 3, No. 2, February 1963, FINAL CURTAIN, Jack Miller, page 36 | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller,Jack}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller,Jack}} | ||
[[Category:Biographies]] | [[Category:Biographies]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:49, 22 September 2016
| Jack Miller | |
 Cover of Genii (1944) | |
| Born | February 11, 1884 Brooklyn, New York |
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| Died | December 23, 1962 (age 78) Jersey City, New Jersey |
Jack Miller (1884 - 1962) was a professional magician in New York City that did magic with the air of an old Yiddish vaudevillian.
Biography
Miller was an expert on the use of the Holdout, which allowed him to perform miracles.
Tricks marketed
- Jack Miller's Linking Ring Routine by Bob Novak (1945)
- Jack Miller's Egg Bag Routine (1959)
References
- Cover, Genii Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 6, February 1944, Jack Miller, page 206
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 31, No. 2, April 1951, The New York Mid-Century Parade, by Eddie Clever – Jack Miller, page 69
- Cover, The Linking Ring, Vol. 32, No. 10, December 1952, Professor Jack Miller, by Walter Coleman, page 30
- Cover, M-U-M, Vol. 49, No. 11, April 1960, Jack Miller, magician-of-the-month, by Leslie P. Guest, page 493
- Cover, The Linking Ring, Vol. 43, No. 1, January 1963, Hocus Pocus Parade From Members of Harry Roz-On Ring 26, New York City, In Memory of its Dean Jack Miller - Prof. Jack Miller, page 78; Broken Wand, Prof. Jack Miller, page 101
- Genii Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 6, February 1963, Magicians Guild of America, “Spotlight on” Jack Miller, page 262
- M-U-M, Vol. 52, No. 9, February 1963, Broken Wands, Jack Miller, page 540
- The New Tops, Vol. 3, No. 2, February 1963, FINAL CURTAIN, Jack Miller, page 36