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[[Val Evans]] (1896 - February 3, 1981), born Valentine Bagley Evans, created many effects including "An Invitation to Lunch" ([[Jinx]] no. 35, August 1937), a version of [[Rising Cards]] and the "Stop Trick" (which is sold by Vikings/Collector's Workshop).
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'''Val Evans''' (1896-1981), born Valentine Bagley Evans, created many effects including "An Invitation to Lunch"<ref>[[Jinx]] no. 35, August 1937</ref>, a version of [[Rising Cards]] and the "Stop Trick" (which is sold by Vikings/Collector's Workshop).


Val, a veteran of WWI, was a barker before he was stricken with agoraphobia and would not leave home to go outside, which of course, ended his performing career.
== Biography ==
Evans, a veteran of World War I, was a barker before he was stricken with agoraphobia and would not leave home to go outside, which ended his performing career.


He was a member of [[IBM]] Ring 122 in Boston and was also the last surviving charter member of [[SAM]] Assembly 9.
He was a member of [[IBM]] Ring 122 in Boston and was the last surviving charter member of [[SAM]] Assembly 9.


=Books=
==Books==
*Patter, Gags and Bits of Business for Magicians (1935)
*Patter, Gags and Bits of Business for Magicians (1935)
*Stacks and Stacks of Cards (1940)
*Stacks and Stacks of Cards (1940)


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Latest revision as of 16:08, 3 February 2020

Val Evans
BornValentine Bagley Evans
1896
DiedFebruary 03, 1981

Val Evans (1896-1981), born Valentine Bagley Evans, created many effects including "An Invitation to Lunch"[1], a version of Rising Cards and the "Stop Trick" (which is sold by Vikings/Collector's Workshop).

Biography

Evans, a veteran of World War I, was a barker before he was stricken with agoraphobia and would not leave home to go outside, which ended his performing career.

He was a member of IBM Ring 122 in Boston and was the last surviving charter member of SAM Assembly 9.

Books

  • Patter, Gags and Bits of Business for Magicians (1935)
  • Stacks and Stacks of Cards (1940)

References

  1. Jinx no. 35, August 1937