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'''Bill Miesel''' (pronounced like measle | '''Bill Miesel''' (1935-2012), pronounced like measle, was an assistant manager of a supermarket in Erie, Pennsylvania, an amateur magician, author and publisher.<ref>http://www.geniimagazine.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=279299</ref> | ||
He contributed to many magazine and published [[Precursor]] with his friend [[Ed | == Biography == | ||
He contributed to many magazine and published [[Precursor]] with his friend [[Ed Eckl]] starting in June of 1983. | |||
At the 2002 [[FFFF]], Eckle and Miesel receive plaques for the work they did on Precursor. | At the 2002 [[FFFF]], Eckle and Miesel receive plaques for the work they did on Precursor. | ||
== Books == | == Books == | ||
*[[The Creative Card Magic of William P. Miesel]] (1980) | * ''[[The Creative Card Magic of William P. Miesel]]'' (1980) | ||
*Fork Full of Appetizers, Book | * ''[[Improvisations]]'' (1981) | ||
*Seconds From the Forkers (1984) | * ''[[Fork Full of Appetizers, Book 1]]: From Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolic'' (1982) | ||
*Moe and his Miracles with Cards (1986) | * ''[[Fork Full of Appetizers, Book 2]]: Seconds From the Forkers'' (1984) | ||
*Visionary Card Effects (1995) | * ''[[Moe and his Miracles with Cards]]'' (1986) | ||
* ''[[Visionary Card Effects]]'' (1995) | |||
{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
* M-U-M, Vol. 75, No. 12, May 1986, William P. Miesel MAGICIAN OF THE MONTH by Ed Eckl, page 25 | * M-U-M, Vol. 75, No. 12, May 1986, William P. Miesel MAGICIAN OF THE MONTH by Ed Eckl, page 25 | ||
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 66, No. 11, November 1986, OUR COVER WILLIAM P. MIESEL, by Phil Willmarth, page 67 | * The Linking Ring, Vol. 66, No. 11, November 1986, OUR COVER WILLIAM P. MIESEL, by Phil Willmarth, page 67 | ||
* M-U-M, Vol. 102, No. 9, February 2013, Broken Wands, William P. (Bill) Miesel, by Ed Eckl | |||
* Obit [[Genii 2013 March]] | * Obit [[Genii 2013 March]] | ||
[[Category:Biographies]] | [[Category:Biographies]] | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miesel}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Miesel,William}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:45, 23 November 2020
William Miesel | |
Born | William Peter Miesel September 12, 1935 Erie, Pennsylvania |
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Died | December 23, 2012 (age 77) Erie, Pennsylvania |
Bill Miesel (1935-2012), pronounced like measle, was an assistant manager of a supermarket in Erie, Pennsylvania, an amateur magician, author and publisher.[1]
Biography
He contributed to many magazine and published Precursor with his friend Ed Eckl starting in June of 1983.
At the 2002 FFFF, Eckle and Miesel receive plaques for the work they did on Precursor.
Books
- The Creative Card Magic of William P. Miesel (1980)
- Improvisations (1981)
- Fork Full of Appetizers, Book 1: From Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolic (1982)
- Fork Full of Appetizers, Book 2: Seconds From the Forkers (1984)
- Moe and his Miracles with Cards (1986)
- Visionary Card Effects (1995)
References
- M-U-M, Vol. 75, No. 12, May 1986, William P. Miesel MAGICIAN OF THE MONTH by Ed Eckl, page 25
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 66, No. 11, November 1986, OUR COVER WILLIAM P. MIESEL, by Phil Willmarth, page 67
- M-U-M, Vol. 102, No. 9, February 2013, Broken Wands, William P. (Bill) Miesel, by Ed Eckl
- Obit Genii 2013 March