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Martin Lewis, born in England in 1947, is the son of magician Eric C. Lewis and took over running Magikraft Studios that his farther started in 1934.[1]
Biography
He emigrated to the United States in his twenties (1968). He created a number of effects including Sidewalk Shuffle and worked at Earthquake McGoon's Magic Cellar in San Francisco and on cruise ships.
David Copperfield, in his 1991 and 1994 Television specials, featured effects from Martin's book Martin's Miracles.[2][3]
Awards
- Academy of Magical Arts Visiting Magician of the Year Award (2000)
- Academy of Magical Arts Parlor Magician of the Year(2001)
Books
- Martin's Miracles by Eric Lewis (1985)
References
- ↑ Genii 1975 June (cover with father Eric Lewis)
- ↑ http://www.magikraft.com/
- ↑ Cover Genii 2002 September
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 71, No. 6, June 1991, Memoirs Of A Magician's Ghost, by John Booth, CHAPTER 253 – Is Martin Lewis Another Eric Lewis?, page 61