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− | '''Bill Severn''' ( | + | '''Bill Severn''' (1914-1992) was a journalist and professional club act magician specializing in cigarettes and silks. <ref>[[Sphinx|The Sphinx, Vol. 33, No. 3, May 1934]], Who's Who in Magic, page 80</ref><ref>http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=76954009</ref> |
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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* [[Magic Wherever You Are]] (1957) | * [[Magic Wherever You Are]] (1957) | ||
* [[Shadow Magic]] (1959) | * [[Shadow Magic]] (1959) | ||
− | * Magic | + | * Magic in Your Pocket (1965) |
* Magic Across The Table (1972) | * Magic Across The Table (1972) | ||
* Bill Severn's Big Book of Magic (1973) | * Bill Severn's Big Book of Magic (1973) | ||
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* [[Magic Fun for Everyone]] (1986) | * [[Magic Fun for Everyone]] (1986) | ||
* Bill Severn's Amazing Magic (1992) | * Bill Severn's Amazing Magic (1992) | ||
+ | * Magic with Paper | ||
+ | * Magic Shows You Can Give | ||
+ | * Packs of Fun | ||
+ | * Magic Comedy | ||
+ | * Bill Severn's Magic Trunk (a reissuing of Magic with Paper, Magic Shows You Can Give, Magic Comedy, and Magic in Your Pockets) | ||
+ | * Magic with Coins and Bills | ||
+ | * Bill Severn's Big Book of Close-Up Magic | ||
+ | * Bill Severn's Best Magic | ||
+ | * 50 Ways to Have Fun with Newspaper | ||
{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
− | + | * Cover, M-U-M, Vol. 78, No. 10, March 1989, BILL SEVERN, Magician of the Month, page 10 | |
− | + | * The Linking Ring, Vol. 72, No. 7, July 1992, Broken Wand, Bill Severn, page 120 | |
− | + | * M-U-M, Vol. 82, No. 2, July 1992, Broken Wands, Bill Severn, page 41 | |
+ | * Cover, The Linking Ring, Vol. 72, No. 8, August 1992, BILL SEVERN, Hocus Pocus Parade, by Phil Willmarth, page 71 | ||
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Revision as of 14:40, 13 December 2014
Bill Severn | |
Born | William Irving Severn May 11, 1914 Brooklyn, New York |
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Died | May 8, 1992 (age 77) Lee, Massachusetts |
Categories | Books by Bill Severn |
Bill Severn (1914-1992) was a journalist and professional club act magician specializing in cigarettes and silks. [1][2]
Biography
Severn worked for Associated Press as a radio news editor starting in 1941 and was long-time magic columnist for Boys' Life magazine.
Severn wrote more than 50 books for children and 25 on magic.[3]
Books
- Magic Wherever You Are (1957)
- Shadow Magic (1959)
- Magic in Your Pocket (1965)
- Magic Across The Table (1972)
- Bill Severn's Big Book of Magic (1973)
- Magic in Mind: Mental Magic Tricks (1974)
- Bill Severn's Magic Workshop (1976)
- Bill Severn's Guide to Magic as a Hobby (1979)
- More Magic In Your Pockets (1980)
- Bill Severn's Impromptu Magic (1982)
- Magic with Rope, Ribbon and String (1982)
- Magic Fun for Everyone (1986)
- Bill Severn's Amazing Magic (1992)
- Magic with Paper
- Magic Shows You Can Give
- Packs of Fun
- Magic Comedy
- Bill Severn's Magic Trunk (a reissuing of Magic with Paper, Magic Shows You Can Give, Magic Comedy, and Magic in Your Pockets)
- Magic with Coins and Bills
- Bill Severn's Big Book of Close-Up Magic
- Bill Severn's Best Magic
- 50 Ways to Have Fun with Newspaper
References
- ↑ The Sphinx, Vol. 33, No. 3, May 1934, Who's Who in Magic, page 80
- ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=76954009
- ↑ Obit, Magic, June 1992
- Cover, M-U-M, Vol. 78, No. 10, March 1989, BILL SEVERN, Magician of the Month, page 10
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 72, No. 7, July 1992, Broken Wand, Bill Severn, page 120
- M-U-M, Vol. 82, No. 2, July 1992, Broken Wands, Bill Severn, page 41
- Cover, The Linking Ring, Vol. 72, No. 8, August 1992, BILL SEVERN, Hocus Pocus Parade, by Phil Willmarth, page 71