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Val Evans
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Val Evans (1896 - February 3, 1981), born Valentine Bagley Evans, created many effects including "An Invitation to Lunch", a version of Rising Cards and the "Stop Trick" (which is sold by Vikings/Collector's Workshop).
Val, a veteran of WWI, was a barker before he was stricken with agoraphobia and would not leave home to go outside, which of course, ended his performing career.
He was a member if [[IBM] Ring 122 in Boston and was also the last surviving charter member of SAM Assembly 9.
Books
- Patter, Gags and Bits of Business for Magicians (1935)
9Stacks and Stacks of Cards (1940)