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'''Felix Greenfield''' was a public relations man connected over a period of 34 years with Warner Brothers and a professional mentalist who had a radio show in the 1940s. | '''Felix Greenfield''' (1917-1974) was a public relations man connected over a period of 34 years with Warner Brothers and a professional mentalist who had a radio show in the 1940s. | ||
== Biography == | |||
Like his friend [[Annemann]], Greenfield performed astonishing feats while attired in street clothes and was remembered for his close-up magic in addition to his more sensational mentalism and bullet-catching routine.<ref>Twelve Have Died, Bullet Catching - The Story & Secrets by Ben Robinson,Larry White (1986)</ref> | Like his friend [[Annemann]], Greenfield performed astonishing feats while attired in street clothes and was remembered for his close-up magic in addition to his more sensational mentalism and bullet-catching routine.<ref>Twelve Have Died, Bullet Catching - The Story & Secrets by Ben Robinson,Larry White (1986)</ref> | ||
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26 of the [[I.B.M.]] and the [[Magicians Guild]]. He was also a member of the London [[Magic Circle]]. | 26 of the [[I.B.M.]] and the [[Magicians Guild]]. He was also a member of the London [[Magic Circle]]. | ||
Greenfield was involved in the fight against fraudulent activities in the occult world and was in the midst of writing a book about the life of [[Dr. Stanley Jaks]] when he died. <ref> | Greenfield was involved in the fight against fraudulent activities in the occult world and was in the midst of writing a book about the life of [[Dr. Stanley Jaks]] when he died. <ref>[[Genii 1974 April|Genii Magazine, Vol. 38, No. 4, April 1974]], Obituaries | ||
Felix Greenfield, by Emil Loew, page 164</ref> | |||
{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
* Cover, M-U-M, Vol. 49, No. 8, January 1960, Felix Greenfield, magician-of-the-month, by Leslie P. Guest, page 351 | |||
* Cover, The Linking Ring, Vol. 45, No. 3, March 1965, Felix Greenfield, IBM Promotionist, by Irving M. Lewis, page 21 | |||
* M-U-M, Vol. 64, No. 4, September 1974, Broken Wands, Felix Greenfield, by Emil Loew, page 8 | |||
* The New Tops, Vol. 14, No. 8-9, August-September 1974, Final Curtain, Felix Greenfield, by Emil Loew, page 31 | |||
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| Felix Greenfield | |
| Born | Felix R. Greenfield June 5, 1917 New York City |
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| Died | June 13, 1974 (age 57) Lakeside Hospital, Capiague, N.Y. |
Felix Greenfield (1917-1974) was a public relations man connected over a period of 34 years with Warner Brothers and a professional mentalist who had a radio show in the 1940s.
Biography
Like his friend Annemann, Greenfield performed astonishing feats while attired in street clothes and was remembered for his close-up magic in addition to his more sensational mentalism and bullet-catching routine.[1]
He was a Past President of most magic organizations in the New York Area including the S.A.M. Parent Assembly No. 1, Ring 26 of the I.B.M. and the Magicians Guild. He was also a member of the London Magic Circle.
Greenfield was involved in the fight against fraudulent activities in the occult world and was in the midst of writing a book about the life of Dr. Stanley Jaks when he died. [2]
References
- ↑ Twelve Have Died, Bullet Catching - The Story & Secrets by Ben Robinson,Larry White (1986)
- ↑ Genii Magazine, Vol. 38, No. 4, April 1974, Obituaries Felix Greenfield, by Emil Loew, page 164
- Cover, M-U-M, Vol. 49, No. 8, January 1960, Felix Greenfield, magician-of-the-month, by Leslie P. Guest, page 351
- Cover, The Linking Ring, Vol. 45, No. 3, March 1965, Felix Greenfield, IBM Promotionist, by Irving M. Lewis, page 21
- M-U-M, Vol. 64, No. 4, September 1974, Broken Wands, Felix Greenfield, by Emil Loew, page 8
- The New Tops, Vol. 14, No. 8-9, August-September 1974, Final Curtain, Felix Greenfield, by Emil Loew, page 31