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* [[The Very Best of Cups and Balls]] (1979)
 
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* [[Elegant Card Magic of Father Cyprian]] (1980)
 
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* [[Exclusive Card Miracles]] (1980)
 
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Revision as of 19:26, 21 May 2010

Frank Garcia (May 8, 1927 - July 15, 1993) was a very popular magician who was known as "The Man With The Million Dollar Hands." His specialty was gambling scams and cheating.

Performing 3 shell game

Biography

Son of Spanish immigrants, he decided to become a magician after seeing a performance of Fu Manchu.

As "The Gambling Investigator" he demonstrated and exposed cheating methods at tradeshows and to law enforcement organizations throughout the United States and on television shows.

Co-founder (with George Schindler) of the New York's School for Magicians

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