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* [[Garcia's Billiard Balls]] (1960)
 
* [[Garcia's Billiard Balls]] (1960)
 
* [[Marked Cards And Loaded Dice]] (1962) which was later released as [[How To Detect Crooked Gambling]] (1977)
 
* [[Marked Cards And Loaded Dice]] (1962) which was later released as [[How To Detect Crooked Gambling]] (1977)
* [[Wild Card]] (1962)
 
 
* [[MacDonald's $100 Routine]] - [[New Stars of Magic]] (1972)
 
* [[MacDonald's $100 Routine]] - [[New Stars of Magic]] (1972)
 
* [[Million Dollar Card Secrets]] (1972)
 
* [[Million Dollar Card Secrets]] (1972)

Revision as of 21:25, 7 February 2011

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.

Frank Garcia
BornFrank Garcia
May 08, 1927
DiedJuly 15, 1993 (age 66)
CategoriesBooks by Frank Garcia

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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