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}}'''Ken Krenzel''' (1926-2012) was a well known as a leading exponent of expert sleight-of-hand with cards.<ref>Hocus Pocus Parade,Linking Ring, August 1988</ref>  
}}'''Ken Krenzel''' (1926-2012) was a well known as a leading exponent of expert sleight-of-hand with cards.<ref>Hocus Pocus Parade,Linking Ring, August 1988</ref>  


== Biography ==
He was born and raised in the Lower East Side of New York City where he pursued the study of psychology in college and eventually earned a Ph.D.    As a youngster, he became a charter member of [[F.A.M.E.]] (Future American Magical Entertainers).
He was born and raised in the Lower East Side of New York City where he pursued the study of psychology in college and eventually earned a Ph.D.    As a youngster, he became a charter member of [[F.A.M.E.]] (Future American Magical Entertainers).


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* [[Ingenuities|Ken Krenzel's Ingenuities]] by Stephen Minch (1997).
* [[Ingenuities|Ken Krenzel's Ingenuities]] by Stephen Minch (1997).
* [[Ken Krenzel's Relaxed Impossibilities]] by Stephen Minch (2009).
* [[Ken Krenzel's Relaxed Impossibilities]] by Stephen Minch (2009).
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* The Linking Ring, Vol.78, No. 8, August 1983, HOCUS POCUS PARADE, page 83  
* The Linking Ring, Vol.78, No. 8, August 1983, HOCUS POCUS PARADE, page 83  
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* [http://sampa1.com/events-and-meeting/broken-wand-ken-krenzel/  Broken Wand – Ken Krenzel 1926–2012, Feb 08 2012 ]
* [http://sampa1.com/events-and-meeting/broken-wand-ken-krenzel/  Broken Wand – Ken Krenzel 1926–2012, Feb 08 2012 ]
* Obit [[Genii 2012 April]]
* Obit [[Genii 2012 April]]


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Revision as of 17:03, 5 October 2013

Ken Krenzel
BornKen D. Krenzel
1926
New York City, New York
DiedFebruary 8, 2012
CategoriesBooks by Ken Krenzel

Ken Krenzel (1926-2012) was a well known as a leading exponent of expert sleight-of-hand with cards.[1]

Biography

He was born and raised in the Lower East Side of New York City where he pursued the study of psychology in college and eventually earned a Ph.D. As a youngster, he became a charter member of F.A.M.E. (Future American Magical Entertainers).

Krenzel has published material in various magic journals: The Gen, Genii, M-U-M (where he was a regular columnist), Hugard's Magic Monthly, Phoenix, Hierophant, Kabbala, Epilogue, New Jinx, Apocalypse, and the Minotaur.

Harry Lorayne wrote in The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel (1978): "When Ken Krenzel performed the material in this book for me I knew then and there how good it was, and what a great contribution it'd be to the art I love - card magic".

Magazines

  • Genii 2007 April (Vol. 70, #4). "The Zen of Ken: An Interview with Ken Krenzel" (interview + 6 tricks)
  • Linking Ring One Man Parade August, 1998

Effects

  • It Can't Be (1958)
  • Incredible Full Deck Levitation (1988)
  • Thunder Struck
  • Bonus Miracles

Books

References

  1. Hocus Pocus Parade,Linking Ring, August 1988