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| birth_day = October 11, | |||
| birth_year = 1899 | |||
| birth_place = North Carolina; | |||
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'''Rufus Claude Buff''' (b.1899-d.1990) performed as Claudio The Magician. | |||
Buff had a long career as a minister and was often heard on radio. Numerous tricks and ideas of his appeared in "The Sphinx" as Claudio. | == Biography == | ||
Buff had a long career as a minister and was often heard on radio.<ref>My Best by Thompson, Jr., J.G. (1945)</ref> Numerous tricks and ideas of his appeared in "The Sphinx" as Claudio. He was also editor of [[Modern Magi]] magazine (1943-1956). He later joined with [[John Bloor]] to create a bimonthly remake called [[New Modern Magi]] in the 1980s. | |||
He was a book and magazine reviewer for [[The Dragon]] for many years. | |||
Buff held card number 46 in the [[I.B.M.]] | Buff held card number 46 in the [[I.B.M.]] | ||
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* Square and Circle Magic (1946) | * Square and Circle Magic (1946) | ||
* Ghost of the Past! (1979) | * Ghost of the Past! (1979) | ||
* The Wizard of Knotsville (1985) | |||
== Notable Articles == | |||
Buff contributed material for the Hocus Pocus Parade(a long-standing column) in an issue of The Linking Ring in 1978.<ref>{{cite journal | |||
| title = Hocus Pocus Parade | |||
| journal = The Linking Ring | |||
| volume = 58 | |||
| issue = 2 | |||
| pages = 51 - 63 | |||
| publisher = The International Brotherhood of Magicians | |||
|date= February 1978}} | |||
</ref> Namely, he contributed the following effects to that issue: | |||
* Ancient Ropes, Oops, Rope | |||
* Another Rope Through Neck | |||
* The Traveling Ring | |||
* My Uncle Percy | |||
* A Knot Cocktail | |||
* Color Choice | |||
* Houdini Loops | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:14, 27 July 2024
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| Born | Rufus Claude Buff October 11, 1899 North Carolina; |
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| Died | March of 1990 (age 90) |
| Categories | Books by R.C. Buff |
Rufus Claude Buff (b.1899-d.1990) performed as Claudio The Magician.
Biography
Buff had a long career as a minister and was often heard on radio.[1] Numerous tricks and ideas of his appeared in "The Sphinx" as Claudio. He was also editor of Modern Magi magazine (1943-1956). He later joined with John Bloor to create a bimonthly remake called New Modern Magi in the 1980s.
He was a book and magazine reviewer for The Dragon for many years.
Buff held card number 46 in the I.B.M.
Books
- Claudio's Mysteries (1942)
- Square and Circle Magic (1946)
- Ghost of the Past! (1979)
- The Wizard of Knotsville (1985)
Notable Articles
Buff contributed material for the Hocus Pocus Parade(a long-standing column) in an issue of The Linking Ring in 1978.[2] Namely, he contributed the following effects to that issue:
- Ancient Ropes, Oops, Rope
- Another Rope Through Neck
- The Traveling Ring
- My Uncle Percy
- A Knot Cocktail
- Color Choice
- Houdini Loops