Help us get to over 8,755 articles in 2024.
If you know of a magician not listed in MagicPedia, start a New Biography for them. Contact us at magicpediahelp@gmail.com
Hen Fetsch
(Redirected from "Hen" Fetsch)
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Hen Fetsch | |
 | |
| Born | Rowland Howard Fetsch July 9, 1912 Baltimore, Maryland |
|---|---|
| Died | January 1, 1961 (age 48) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Resting place | Lorraine Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland |
| Categories | Books by Hen Fetsch |
Hen Fetsch (b.1912-d.1961), a boyhood friend of Milbourne Christopher, was a prolific inventor of magic. He published books as Maryland Magic Studio.
Biography
While working during the day for the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Fetsch created numerous tricks including Silk Epic, Rope Epic and Mental Epic. He also invented many magic effect with his partner Gene Gordon.
His "Rope Session with Hen Fetsch" (England, 1954) and "Quad Ropelets" routine (USA, 1955) became the inspiration for the classic Professor's Nightmare effect.[1][2]
Books
- Miniature Card Magic (1943)
- Milk Pitcher Magic (1946)
- Magic at your Fingertips (with Milbourne Christopher) (1947)
- "Hen" Fetsch's Secret (1952)
- Rope Session with "Hen" Fetsch (England, 1954)
- Quad Ropelets (USA, 1955)
- Chinatown Quarter Magic (1955)
- The Five O' Fetsch (1956)
- Magic with Canes (1960)
References
- ↑ Fetsching Magic: The Life and Legacy of "Hen" Fetsch by Robert Spencer (2007)
- ↑ Obit Genii 1961 February
- M-U-M, Vol. 42, No. 1, June 1952, "HEN" FETSCH magician-of-the-month by LESLIE GUEST, page 12
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 32, No. 9, November 1952, Meet "Hen" Fetsch by Milbourne Christopher, page 20
- The New Tops, Vol. 1, No 1. January 1961, 1912 - Hen Fetsch - 1961, page 4
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 40, No. 12, February 1961, A Letter To Hen From Gene, January 1, 1961, page 21-22, Hen Fetsch's Creative Mind At Rest by Milbourne Christopher, page 23-26, Hen Fetsch Was My Friend by Paul Heese, page 60, 99, Broken Wand HENRY NICHOLAS FETSCH, page 95
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 60, No. 12, December 1980, Memorial Parade Hen Fetsch "Who’s Fooling Who", Compiled by Harvey Van Buskirk, page 63, OPENING MAGIC, pages 66-88
- M-U-M, Vol. 96, No. 1, June 2006, EPIC HERO by Robert Kirkwood Spencer, page 71, HEN CROSSES THE ATLANTIC, page 73, The Magical Triumvirate, page 74
- Category:Books published by Maryland Magic Studio
- http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=fetsch&GSmid=46620889&GRid=157745270&