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Revision as of 20:02, 2 December 2012
George Armstrong, stage name of W. G. A. Jenkins (1900s? - 1960s?), was a British magician who was editor of the Wizard and Magic Wand periodicals.
George Armstrong | |
Born | William George Armstrong Jenkins circa 1876 U.K. |
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Died | July 30, 1962 (age 85) Okehampton, Devon |
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.[1]
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
- ↑ Obit, Magic Circular, October 1962
- 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