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* [[Where Houdini was Wrong]] by [[Maurice Sardina]] (1950) translated by [[Victor Farelli]] | * [[Where Houdini was Wrong]] by [[Maurice Sardina]] (1950) translated by [[Victor Farelli]] | ||
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+ | * Goodlifes's Abracadabra, Vol. 1. No. 4, 23th February 1945, "THE MAGIC WAND" CHANGES HANDS, page 4 | ||
+ | * The Linking Ring, Vol. 26, No. 3, May 1946, FOREIGN PUBLICATIONS, page 68 | ||
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Revision as of 14:06, 2 December 2012
George Armstrong (1900s? - 1960s), stage name of W. G. A. Jenkins, was a British magician who was editor of the Wizard and Magic Wand periodicals.
George Armstrong | |
Born | William George Armstrong Jenkins ? U.K. |
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Died | ? |
Nationality | British |
Flourished | 1940s-1960s |
Categories | Books by George Armstrong |
He also bought Pentagram from Peter Warlock in 1949 and was operator of the Magic Wand Publishing Co.
He announced the end of the Magic Wand in 1960.
Contents
Books
- Tricks of the Trade (1946)
- Challenge Instant Hypnotism (1947)
Marketed Tricks
- George Armstrong's Premonition (1949)
- Mass Hypnotism
Published
- Where Houdini was Wrong by Maurice Sardina (1950) translated by Victor Farelli
References
- Goodlifes's Abracadabra, Vol. 1. No. 4, 23th February 1945, "THE MAGIC WAND" CHANGES HANDS, page 4
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 26, No. 3, May 1946, FOREIGN PUBLICATIONS, page 68