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'''Vynn Boyar''' was an electronics engineer, a semi-professional magician working nite clubs, hotels, and lodges throughout the United States and long time [[SAM]] supporter. | '''Vynn Boyar''' (1913-1988) was an electronics engineer, a semi-professional magician working nite clubs, hotels, and lodges throughout the United States and long time [[SAM]] supporter. | ||
His interest in Magic started when his dad took him to see a performance given | His interest in Magic started when his dad took him to see a performance given by Richard Davis, the Man of a Thousand Mysteries, in a local school at the age of 10. | ||
by Richard Davis, the Man of a Thousand Mysteries, in a local school at the age of 10. | |||
He joined the [[Society of American Magicians]] at 18 and helped organize the | He joined the [[Society of American Magicians]] at 18 and helped organize the "Harry Houdini Assembly" in Waterbury, Connecticut. He served as the national offices of Regional Vice President, National Secretary, as an editor of [[MUM]] (while it was a part of Genii) for several years and National President (1967-68).<ref>VYNN BOYAR, National Secretary, [[Genii 1950 November]]</ref> | ||
Harry Houdini Assembly in Waterbury, Connecticut. He served as the national | |||
offices of Regional Vice President, National Secretary, as an editor of [[MUM]] (while it was a part of Genii) for several years and National President (1967-68).<ref>VYNN BOYAR, National Secretary, [[Genii 1950 November]]</ref> | |||
Boyar also worked on both the United States Lines and the Holland-America Lines doing magic as a ship entertainer on cruises to Havana, Bermuda, and Mexico.<ref>Magician of the Month, MUM, June 1954</ref> | Boyar also worked on both the United States Lines and the Holland-America Lines doing magic as a ship entertainer on cruises to Havana, Bermuda, and Mexico.<ref>Magician of the Month, MUM, June 1954</ref> | ||
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Ghostly Seconds (1949) | Ghostly Seconds (1949) | ||
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* Bio by Don Lawton in [[Genii 1957 March]]. | * Bio by Don Lawton in [[Genii 1957 March]]. | ||
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Revision as of 06:44, 7 April 2013
| Vynn Boyar | |
 Cover of Genii (1946) | |
| Born | Vincent Boyar Jr. September 21, 1913 Beacon Falls, Connecticut |
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| Died | January 27, 1988 (age 74) Connecticut |
Vynn Boyar (1913-1988) was an electronics engineer, a semi-professional magician working nite clubs, hotels, and lodges throughout the United States and long time SAM supporter.
His interest in Magic started when his dad took him to see a performance given by Richard Davis, the Man of a Thousand Mysteries, in a local school at the age of 10.
He joined the Society of American Magicians at 18 and helped organize the "Harry Houdini Assembly" in Waterbury, Connecticut. He served as the national offices of Regional Vice President, National Secretary, as an editor of MUM (while it was a part of Genii) for several years and National President (1967-68).[1]
Boyar also worked on both the United States Lines and the Holland-America Lines doing magic as a ship entertainer on cruises to Havana, Bermuda, and Mexico.[2]
In the fall of 1941 he married Helynn, who joined the act as the Boyars [3]
Books
Ghostly Seconds (1949)
References
- ↑ VYNN BOYAR, National Secretary, Genii 1950 November
- ↑ Magician of the Month, MUM, June 1954
- ↑ Cover Genii 1946 November
- Bio by Don Lawton in Genii 1957 March.