Nick Trost

Nick Trost (March 16, 1935 - October 23, 2008), born Nicholas K. Trost, was a prolific author of booklets and creator of packet card tricks.

He was an alumnus of Ohio State University and served as a private in the U.S. Army in 1957.

Trost first became enthused about magic when he was seven or eight years old, after seeing a magic show staged by the members of IBM Ring 3 in Troy, Ohio. He then met Bob Lewis of Dayton, Ohio, who sparked his keen interest in card magic.

Trost wrote and edited a column on card magic in The New Tops from May 1961 until December 1994.

Hocus Pocus Parade in Linking Ring, Vol. 34, No. 12, February 1955; also received the award for Originality of a Card Effect at the IBM Convention in Pittsburgh, PA that same year.

Trost died of brain cancer after being diagnosed earlier in 2008.

Bibliography

• Nick's Table Trix (1956)
• Cardman's Secrets (1964)
• E.S.P. Session with Nick Trost (1965)
• Mental Card Miracles (1965)
• Expert Gambling Tricks (1975)
• Gambling Tricks with Cards II (1975)
• Impromptu Card Magic Folio No. 2 (1979)
• The Card Magic of Nick Trost (1997)
• Subtle Card Creations (2008)