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Winston Freer
Winston Freer (August 21, 1910- April 29, 1981) was born and raised in Vermont where he attended the University of Vermont, but eventually moved to Chicago and became a full time magician.
In the 1930's he worked at Abbott's Magic in Colon, Michigan and performed under the name Alladin and later Doc Maxam.
He was know for freezing ice in his bare hand and a no-key Linking Rings routine. He also developed a one-man method for levitating a spectator that caused quite a stir in the magic community, which was captured on the cover of The Linking Ring, August 1941.
He also published his occurrence classification of magic in The Linking Ring which classifies effects from the audiences' point of view.
Books
- Alagen Rope (with U.F. Grant) (1939)
- 25 Rice Bowl Methods"
- The Magic of Doc Maxam (1954)
- Adventures of Winston Freer CD
Contributions
- Winston Freer Geometrical Vanish
- Half-Wit Deck.