Help us get to over 8,755 articles in 2024.
If you know of a magician not listed in MagicPedia, start a New Biography for them. Contact us at magicpediahelp@gmail.com
Val Evans: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (typo) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[Val Evans]] (1896 - February 3, 1981), born Valentine Bagley Evans, created many effects including "An Invitation to Lunch", a version of [[Rising Cards]] and the "Stop Trick" (which is sold by Vikings/Collector's Workshop). | [[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). | ||
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. | 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. | ||
Revision as of 07:57, 15 July 2010
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).
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.
He was a member of IBM Ring 122 in Boston and was also 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)