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'''Dr. Ralph Marcom''' [[M.I.M.C.]] (1934-2010), was an award-winning magician, actor, author, and columnist for [[The Linking Ring]] who performed as MarcoM the Mountebank.<ref>http://www.geniimagazine.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=233031#Post233031</ref> | '''Dr. Ralph Marcom''' [[M.I.M.C.]] (1934-2010), was an award-winning magician, actor, author, and columnist for [[The Linking Ring]] who performed as MarcoM the Mountebank.<ref>http://www.geniimagazine.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=233031#Post233031</ref> | ||
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During Korean War, he was a Marine Corps drill instructor. Marcom worked in carnivals, theatre, nightclubs, radio and television before finishing medical school and becoming a physician in Honey Grove, Texas.<ref>MUM, February 1978</ref> | During Korean War, he was a Marine Corps drill instructor. Marcom worked in carnivals, theatre, nightclubs, radio and television before finishing medical school and becoming a physician in Honey Grove, Texas.<ref>MUM, February 1978</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:11, 25 April 2014
| Ralph A. Marcom | |
| Born | Ralph A. Marcom March 30, 1934 Levelland, Texas |
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| Died | October 2010 (age 76) Paris, Texas (USA) |
| Nationality | American |
Dr. Ralph Marcom M.I.M.C. (1934-2010), was an award-winning magician, actor, author, and columnist for The Linking Ring who performed as MarcoM the Mountebank.[1]
Biography
During Korean War, he was a Marine Corps drill instructor. Marcom worked in carnivals, theatre, nightclubs, radio and television before finishing medical school and becoming a physician in Honey Grove, Texas.[2]
He was inspired to take up magic as a semi-pro after marrying Vampira (Gloria Marcom) in 1968. Starting in 1981 they occasionally worked at a Renaissance Faire as "MarcoM the Mountebank and Lady Gloria."[3]
He served as a president of T.A.O.M.. [4]
Awards
- ? Best close-upperformance at the Tulsa, Oklahoma Cavalcade of Magic
- 1971 - Best Close-Up Magic (T.A.O.M.)
- 1972 - Best Comedy Magic (T.A.O.M.)
- 1973 - Best Comedy Magic (T.A.O.M.)
- 1974 - Best Close-Up Magic (Midwest Magic Jubilee)
- 1976 - Best Close-Up Magic (Midwest Magic Jubilee)
- 1977 - Best Close-Up Magic (Midwest Magic Jubilee)
- 1978 - Limerick Laureate (M-U-M Magazine)
- 1979 - Best Close-Up Magic (International Brotherhood of Magicians)
Tricks
- MarcoM's Leprechauns
- The Sheikh's Bequest
- MarcoM's Werewolf
- The Lady or The Tiger?
- MarcoM's Chain Escape
- MarcoM's Chain Reaction
Books
- The Magic of MarcoM (1974)
- MagicaLimericks (1977)
- Licentious Limericks (1978)
- Marcom Presents Magic (1979)
- Rimes Without Reason (1985)
- This Rough Magic (I & II)(Lectures) (1987)
- MarcoM Magic: Tricks You Can Do
- And The Winner Is...
- A Slim Volume
- "...from the table of my memory..." [The Linking Ring column]
- Lord of Legerdemain
References