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'''Dr. Laszlo Rothbart''' was a amateur magician, specializing in cards. | '''Dr. Laszlo Rothbart''' was a amateur magician, specializing in cards. | ||
He began magic when a young boy and invented many tricks, mostly cards. Dr. Rothbart contributed to [[Magic Wand]], [[Linking Ring]], [[Chap's Scrapbook]], [[Jinx]], [[Bat]] and [[Genii]]. | He began magic when a young boy and invented many tricks, mostly cards. Dr. Rothbart was editor of the [[Hungarian Magic Club]] magazine and contributed to [[Magic Wand]], [[Linking Ring]], [[Chap's Scrapbook]], [[Jinx]], [[Bat]] and [[Genii]]. | ||
He was a board member of "Circle of Hungarian Magicians" (M.M.B.K.) and the "Hungarian Amateur Magicians" [[M.A.M.E.]] <ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], May, 1932</ref> | He was a board member of "Circle of Hungarian Magicians" (M.M.B.K.) and the "Hungarian Amateur Magicians" [[M.A.M.E.]] <ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], May, 1932</ref> | ||
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| Born | Ladislaus Rothbart 1887 Budapest |
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| Died | September 8, 1947 |
Dr. Laszlo Rothbart was a amateur magician, specializing in cards.
He began magic when a young boy and invented many tricks, mostly cards. Dr. Rothbart was editor of the Hungarian Magic Club magazine and contributed to Magic Wand, Linking Ring, Chap's Scrapbook, Jinx, Bat and Genii.
He was a board member of "Circle of Hungarian Magicians" (M.M.B.K.) and the "Hungarian Amateur Magicians" M.A.M.E. [1]
A prisoner in a German Concentration Camp, he contracted tuberculosis and was considered incurable. Eventually liberated by the Russians, but moved to a sanatorium. He eventually committed suicide. [2]
His large library was left to his friend Steven Forgacs[3]
Books
- Deck In Hand (1941)