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[[File: MervTaylor1.png|right|thumb|200px|[[ Merv Taylor]]]]
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'''Merv Taylor''' (b.1904-d.1974) was a magic inventor and manufacturer.
'''David Williamson''' (b.1961), is a professional magician.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==


Born in Dennison, Illinois, but lived most his life in California, Taylor started out teaching art, metalcraft, electrical shop and mechanical drawing. He also did some work for the government, but in 1940 a magician performing at the school took one of his broken props to Merv to fix, which sparked an interest in magic.  
Williamson has been featured on ABC's, [[Champions of Magic]], where he appeared with Princess Stephanie as he performed  at different locations in and around Monaco. He has also co-starred in several top-rated prime-time network specials including CBS' Magicians' Favorite Magicians, NBC's Houdini: Unlocking His Mysteries, and NBC's [[World's Greatest Magic]] III. David appeared on [[Masters Of Illusion]] and PAX TV's World Magic Awards special where he was awarded comedy magician of the year.


By 1945, Taylor, who found the magic business more fun than teaching, moved to the San Fernando Valley and went into fixing and creating magic props exclusively. With three of his brothers and a few friends, he built a shop with a retail store in 1948 called [Merv Taylor Magic]]. He employed [[Alan Wakeling]] for a time and many people wanted his pieces including [[Richard Himber]] and [[Orson Welles]].
He was the host of the United Kingdom's television series The Magic Comedy Strip. He has created illusions for and performed in several commercials and has developed TV shows for Walt Disney Productions and ABC, as well as consulting for illusionists [[David Copperfield]]'s and [[David Blaine]]'s TV specials.
His best-selling magic book, "Williamson's Wonders", has been translated into three languages. His instructional DVDs "Sleight Of Dave", "Dave 2" and "Magic Farm" are bestsellers worldwide.  
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David Williamson (b.1961), is a professional magician.

Biography

Williamson has been featured on ABC's, Champions of Magic, where he appeared with Princess Stephanie as he performed at different locations in and around Monaco. He has also co-starred in several top-rated prime-time network specials including CBS' Magicians' Favorite Magicians, NBC's Houdini: Unlocking His Mysteries, and NBC's World's Greatest Magic III. David appeared on Masters Of Illusion and PAX TV's World Magic Awards special where he was awarded comedy magician of the year.

He was the host of the United Kingdom's television series The Magic Comedy Strip. He has created illusions for and performed in several commercials and has developed TV shows for Walt Disney Productions and ABC, as well as consulting for illusionists David Copperfield's and David Blaine's TV specials. His best-selling magic book, "Williamson's Wonders", has been translated into three languages. His instructional DVDs "Sleight Of Dave", "Dave 2" and "Magic Farm" are bestsellers worldwide.

Read more about David Williamson…