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+ | | birth_name = Dariel Fitzroy | ||
+ | | birth_day = May 14, | ||
+ | | birth_year = 1898 | ||
+ | | birth_place = Annawan, Illinois | ||
+ | | death_day = April 06, | ||
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+ | '''Dariel Fitzkee''' (1898-1977) was the pen name of Dariel Fitzroy. An acoustical engineer by profession, he was a semi-professional magician/author, born in Annawan, Illinois. His trilogy ([[Showmanship for Magicians]], [[The Trick Brain]] and [[Magic by Misdirection]]), also known as The Fitzkee Trilogy, is considered by many to be an important contribution to the theory of magic. | ||
− | Starting in | + | Starting in 1937, Fitzkee began a column in [[Genii]] called "Thoughts are Things" and then in October, 1938 once called "Glimpses of Strange Shadows" which was to run almost two years. Then starting in March, 1944 Dariel began the monthly column of book and magazine reviews for Genii entitled ''Paper and Ink'' which ran for over 12 years. |
− | 1944 Dariel began the monthly column of book and magazine reviews which ran for | + | |
− | over 12 years. | + | |
− | + | Fitzkee eventually withdrew from magic and started a career in acoustics and sound engineering. He would even be made a "Fellow" of the Acoustical Society of America (it's highest honor) even though entirely self taught. | |
− | It's also been told that [[Tommy Wonder]] learned English just so he could read Fitzkee's trilogy. | + | In [[Steve Martin]]'s memoir, Born Standing Up, comedian and one-time magician describes Fitzkee's Showmanship for Magicians as "more important to me than The Catcher In The Rye," adding that they were, coincidentally, distant relatives by marriage. |
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+ | It's also been told that [[Tommy Wonder]] learned English just so he could read Fitzkee's trilogy.<ref>[[Finding Dariel Fitzkee: The Man with the Trick Brain]] by David Goodsell (2009)</ref> | ||
==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
− | * Cut and Restored Rope Manipulation (1929) | + | * [[Cut and Restored Rope Manipulation]] (1929) |
* [[Jumbo Card Manipulation]] (1929) | * [[Jumbo Card Manipulation]] (1929) | ||
− | * Linking Ring Manipulation (1930) | + | * [[Linking Ring Manipulation]] (1930) |
− | * Misdirection for Magicians (1935) | + | * [[Misdirection for Magicians]] (1935) |
− | * Contact Mind Reading Expanded (1935) | + | * [[Contact Mind Reading Expanded]] (1935) |
− | * The Strange | + | * [[The Strange Invention of Dr Ervin]] (1937) |
− | * Showmanship for Magicians (1943) | + | * [[Showmanship for Magicians]] (1943) |
− | * The Only | + | * [[The Only Six Ways To Restore a Rope]] (1944) Reprint as [[Rope Eternal]] in 1957. |
− | * The Trick Brain (1944) | + | * [[The Trick Brain]] (1944) |
− | * Magic by Misdirection (1945) | + | * [[Magic by Misdirection]] (1945) |
+ | * [[Rings in your Fingers]] (1946) | ||
+ | * [[The Card Expert Entertains]] (1948) | ||
+ | == References == | ||
+ | * Cover [[Genii 1950 January]] | ||
+ | * Obit [[Genii 1977 April]] | ||
+ | <references /> | ||
+ | {{Wikipedia}} | ||
− | [[Category:Biographies | + | [[Category:Biographies]] |
+ | {{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzkee}} |
Revision as of 19:22, 11 April 2013
Dariel Fitzkee | |
Cover of Genii (1950) | |
Born | Dariel Fitzroy May 14, 1898 Annawan, Illinois |
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Died | April 06, 1977 (age 78) |
Categories | Books by Dariel Fitzkee |
Dariel Fitzkee (1898-1977) was the pen name of Dariel Fitzroy. An acoustical engineer by profession, he was a semi-professional magician/author, born in Annawan, Illinois. His trilogy (Showmanship for Magicians, The Trick Brain and Magic by Misdirection), also known as The Fitzkee Trilogy, is considered by many to be an important contribution to the theory of magic.
Starting in 1937, Fitzkee began a column in Genii called "Thoughts are Things" and then in October, 1938 once called "Glimpses of Strange Shadows" which was to run almost two years. Then starting in March, 1944 Dariel began the monthly column of book and magazine reviews for Genii entitled Paper and Ink which ran for over 12 years.
Fitzkee eventually withdrew from magic and started a career in acoustics and sound engineering. He would even be made a "Fellow" of the Acoustical Society of America (it's highest honor) even though entirely self taught.
In Steve Martin's memoir, Born Standing Up, comedian and one-time magician describes Fitzkee's Showmanship for Magicians as "more important to me than The Catcher In The Rye," adding that they were, coincidentally, distant relatives by marriage.
It's also been told that Tommy Wonder learned English just so he could read Fitzkee's trilogy.[1]
Publications
- Cut and Restored Rope Manipulation (1929)
- Jumbo Card Manipulation (1929)
- Linking Ring Manipulation (1930)
- Misdirection for Magicians (1935)
- Contact Mind Reading Expanded (1935)
- The Strange Invention of Dr Ervin (1937)
- Showmanship for Magicians (1943)
- The Only Six Ways To Restore a Rope (1944) Reprint as Rope Eternal in 1957.
- The Trick Brain (1944)
- Magic by Misdirection (1945)
- Rings in your Fingers (1946)
- The Card Expert Entertains (1948)
References
- Cover Genii 1950 January
- Obit Genii 1977 April
- ↑ Finding Dariel Fitzkee: The Man with the Trick Brain by David Goodsell (2009)
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