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'''Robert "Bob" Haskell''' (1914-1972) worked in San Francisco for the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and as a magician in west coast night clubs. During World War II, he toured with his wife Madelaine.<ref>Cover [[Genii 1936 November]]</ref>   
'''Robert "Bob" Haskell''' (b.1914-d.1972) worked in San Francisco for the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and as a magician in west coast night clubs. During World War II, he toured with his wife Madelaine.<ref>Cover [[Genii 1936 November]]</ref>   


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* [[Genii 1951 January|Genii Magazine, Vol. 15, No. 5, January 1951]], The Society of American Magicians, by Leslie Guest, Robert Haskell, Regional Vice President, West Coast, page 209  
* [[Genii 1951 January|Genii Magazine, Vol. 15, No. 5, January 1951]], The Society of American Magicians, by Leslie Guest, Robert Haskell, Regional Vice President, West Coast, page 209  
* Cover, The New Tops, Vol. 8, No. 3, March 1968, Cover Portrait… Haskell, page 2
* Cover, The New Tops, Vol. 8, No. 3, March 1968, Cover Portrait… Haskell, page 2
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 90, No. 7, July 2010,
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 90, No. 7, July 2010, PICTURES FROM THE PAST, page 27, Answers to Pictures from the Past, page 63
PICTURES FROM THE PAST, page 27, Answers to Pictures from the Past, page 63


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Bob Haskell

Cover of Genii (Nov. 1936)
BornHaskell Schweidel
January 27, 1914
New York
DiedMarch 1, 1972 (age 58)
San Francisco
CategoriesBooks by Bob Haskell

Robert "Bob" Haskell (b.1914-d.1972) worked in San Francisco for the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and as a magician in west coast night clubs. During World War II, he toured with his wife Madelaine.[1]

Biography

Haskell played the magician's assistant in the film The Mad Magician in 1954 and appeared on at least 2 episodes of "You Asked For It"

He invented the "Split Deck" and the "X-Salted Shaker" (See Genii 1957 April) in the 1950's, and he may have invented the Appearing Candle. [2]

Books

References

  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 29, No. 7, September 1949, Magic of Haskell, by Merv Taylor, page 20
  • Genii Magazine, Vol. 15, No. 5, January 1951, The Society of American Magicians, by Leslie Guest, Robert Haskell, Regional Vice President, West Coast, page 209
  • Cover, The New Tops, Vol. 8, No. 3, March 1968, Cover Portrait… Haskell, page 2
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 90, No. 7, July 2010, PICTURES FROM THE PAST, page 27, Answers to Pictures from the Past, page 63