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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 | ||
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Bob Haskell | |
Cover of Genii (Nov. 1936) | |
Born | Haskell Schweidel January 27, 1914 New York |
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Died | March 1, 1972 (age 58) San Francisco |
Categories | Books 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
- The Magic of Haskell (1962)
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