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Academy of Magical Arts

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Academy of Magical Arts is a non-profit social order devoted to the advancement of magic. Its clubhouse is the famed Magic Castle, one of the most unique private clubs in the world.

The AMA was started in April 1952 by William W. Larsen, Sr., whom subscribers to his magazine Genii became instant members. But the organization faded away when Bill Larsen Sr. passed away at the age of 48 in 1955.[1]

In 1961, when Bill Larsen Sr.'s younger son, Milt Larsen, started creating the Magic Castle there was no club. He convinced his brother Bill Larsen Jr. that it would be a good time to resurrect the Academy of Magical Arts. The first members were again Genii subscribers. Bill was Chairman and the original Board of Directors was composed of Harry Mendoza, Frederick Shields, George Boston, Alvin Jansen and Norman Carroll (who died before the club went into operation).

There are several types of membership:

  • MAGICIAN (REGULAR) MEMBERS
  • ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
  • HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIPS and VIP MEMBERSHIPS
  • JUNIOR MEMBERSHIPS

There is an annual Academy of Magical Arts Award Show and Banquet. The highest award given is the Masters Fellowship.

Awards

The following are the list published in the AMA program each year.

Masters Fellowship

(Date presented)

Lifetime Achievement Fellowship

Magician of the Year

Performing Fellowship

Creative Fellowship

Literary Fellowship

Special Fellowship

Award of Merit

  • 1968 Milt Larsen; Mattel Corporation; Lou Derman; John Gaughan
  • 1970 Bill Groom; Peter Pit; John Shrum; Eleanor St. Germain
  • 1971 Siegfried & Roy; George Boston
  • 1972 Bob McAllister
  • 1973 Bob Barker; Bill Bixby; Charles Reynolds
  • 1974 Ken Brooke; James G. Williams; The Magic Castle; Jerry Rosen; Henk Vermeyden
  • 1975 Shirley Carroll; Johnny Carson; Danny Dew; Doug Henning; Charles Reynolds & Regina Reynolds
  • 1976 Lewis P. Horwitz; Century III Programs, Inc. Jack Rhodes, Wendell Wilks, Stanley Dorfman
  • 1977 Ralph Edwards; Pat Hennessy Jr.; Peter Kersten
  • 1978 Dick Cavett; Dick Clark; Armand Grant; Ted Salter
  • 1979 Robert Albo; Ernie Evans; Ken & Roberta Griffin; Dale Harney; Don Wayne
  • 1980 John Davison; Christian Fechner; Sammy McKay; Diana Zimmerman
  • 1981 Paul Daniels; Liberace
  • 1982 Robert & Elaine Lund; Peter Pit; Jamal Rofeh
  • 1983 Fred Anderson; Eric Elkaim; John Fisher
  • 1984 Bill Cosko; Ton Onosaka; Manfred Thumm
  • 1985 Mark Nelson; Jim Steinmeyer; Dick Zimmerman
  • 1986 Lynette Chappell; John "Kaz" Kasnetsis; Jeff Semel; Richard M. Sherman
  • 1987 Bob Dorian; Benjamin Garth; Ray Pierce
  • 1988 Mike Elkan; Margaret Hennessy; Hugh Rappaport
  • 1989 James Starr
  • 1990 Dale Salwak
  • 1992 Stan Allen; Sandy Edberg
  • 1993 Dick Foster
  • 1994 Egil "Egelo" Berg; Luis de Matos; Merv Griffin
  • 1995 Dream Team Gary Ouellet; Gary Pudney; Bob Jaffe
  • 1996 Bill Bowers; Arnold Brema; Triny Peller; John Zweers
  • 1997 Bob Busch; Joan Lawton; Rick Marcelli
  • 1998 Gordon Bean; Robert Carver; Donna Chapman; Mike Elkan; Michael Flint; Joe Hoffman; Ron Jackson; Mike Lacey; Robert Parker
  • 1999 George Juarez; James G. Williams; Fred & Wanda Wood; Mystina
  • 2000 Jean Boyle; Ray Forgette; Clark James; Carol Marie; Mark Nelson; Scott Tokar; John Zweers
  • 2001 Gary Frank; Terry Hill; Amazing Johnathan; Francis B. Martineau; David Thorsen
  • 2002 Scott Smith
  • 2003 Aldo Colombini
  • 2004 David McKenzie
  • 2006 Alan Rosson
  • 2007 Rich Cowley; Paul Gross
  • 2009 Obie O'Brien
  • 2010 William Scott Anderson
  • 2011 Ira Goldstein; The Skirball Cultural Center; The Los Angeles Fire Department
  • 2013 Neil Patrick Harris
  • 2014 Randy Pitchford; Alan Watson

Comedy Magician of the Year

Bar Magician of the Year

Stage Magician of the Year

Close-Up Magician of the Year

Parlour Magician of the Year

Lecturer of the Year

  • 1968 Dick Zimmerman
  • 1969 "Senator" Clarke Crandall
  • 1970 Bruce Cervon
  • 1971 Bob Eads
  • 1972 Lou Derman
  • 1973 "Senator" Clarke Crandall
  • 1974 Ali Bongo
  • 1975 Milbourne Christopher
  • 1976 Sid Lorraine
  • 1977 Pat Culliton
  • 1978 Jerry Andrus
  • 1979 Max Maven
  • 1980 Karrell Fox
  • 1981 Albert Goshman
  • 1982 Mike Ammar
  • 1983 Mike Ammar
  • 1984 Eugene Burger
  • 1985 Eugene Burger
  • 1986 Gaeton Bloom
  • 1987 Chuck Fayne
  • 1988 Daryl
  • 1989 Dale Salwak
  • 1990 Dave Williamson
  • 1991 John Carney
  • 1992 Daryl
  • 1993 Dave Williamson
  • 1994 Paul Gertner
  • 1995 Jahnoy Ace Palmer
  • 1996 David Roth
  • 1987 Tom Mullica
  • 1998 Peter Pit
  • 1999 Johnny Ace Palmer
  • 2000 Aldo Colombini
  • 2001 David Regal
  • 2002 Paul Green
  • 2003 Aldo Colombini
  • 2004 Bob Sheets
  • 2005 Martin Lewis

Junior Achievement Award

  • 1976 Dirk Arthur
  • 1977 Robbie Millman
  • 1978 Geofrey Williams
  • 1979 Mark Kalin
  • 1980 Mark van Buren; The Magic Company (Bob Piskens, Jim Heckens, Yvonne Pickens,Rita Nessett)
  • 1981 Scott Cervine; Michael Weber
  • 1982 Ed Alonzo; Larry Clark; Bill Goodwin
  • 1984 Ray Kosby; Danny Scott
  • 1985 Scott Tokar
  • 1986 David Doyle
  • 1989 Mark Matsumoto; Jason Alexander
  • 1990 Steve Barnes
  • 1992 Michael Battistoni
  • 1995 Chris Gongora
  • 1996 Mindy Edberg; Jason Neistat; Matt Marcy
  • 1997 Wesley Edberg
  • 1998 Danny Cole; Thomas Meier; Bryan Stoops
  • 1999 James Holguin
  • 2000 Scott Berry; Joseph Tran
  • 2001 Jason Latimer
  • 2002 David Stryker
  • 2003 Joel Ward; Matthew Grunwald; Jonathon Dabach
  • 2004 Tony Elias
  • 2005 Jessica Phillips


References

  1. Genii 1952 April
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