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− | '''George McAthy''' (1910-1971), also known as Mandroop the magician, was an amateur magician and member of the [[IBM]].<ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], April, 1932</ref><ref>Cover of [[Genii 1944 August]]</ref><ref>Cover of [[Genii 1967 August]]</ref> | + | '''George McAthy''' (1910-1971), also known as Mandroop the magician, was an amateur magician and member of the [[IBM]].<ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], April, 1932</ref><ref>Cover of [[Genii 1944 August|Genii Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 12, August 1944]], GEORGE McATHY (Mandroop, the Magician), page 411</ref><ref>Cover of [[Genii 1967 August]]</ref> |
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− | + | * The Linking Ring, Vol. 26, No. 9, November 1946, Life Story of George McAthy, by Tommy Windsor, page 27 | |
+ | * The Linking Ring, Vol. 32, No. 12, February 1953, George McAthy ... His Story, by Eddie Clever, page 15 | ||
+ | * The New Tops, Vol. 8, No. 10, October 1968, Cover Portrait … GEORGE McATHY, by Nail Foster, page 2 | ||
+ | * Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 52, No. 1339, September 1971, GEORGE McATHY – A TRIBUTE, by Eric Lewis, page 206 | ||
+ | * The New Tops, Vol. 11, No. 10, October 1971, George McAthy, September 9. 1971, An Appreciation, by Clarke C. Crandall, page 22 | ||
+ | * The Linking Ring, Vol. 51, No. 11, November 1971, A Tribute George McAthy, by Eric C. Lewis, page 106 | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:01, 29 September 2014
George McAthy | |
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Born | May 24, 1910 Oswego, New York, |
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Died | September 7, 1971 (age 61) Burbank, California |
Categories | Books by George McAthy |
George McAthy (1910-1971), also known as Mandroop the magician, was an amateur magician and member of the IBM.[1][2][3]
Biography
McAthy wrote a column, "For Vents Only" for a number of years for Tops Magazine (he was on the cover in 1944)
He formed a comedy magical society called the "D.O.P.E.S." (the Deceptive Order of Prestidigitoral Entertainers).
He was a member of the IBM Ring 21 in Hollywood, California.[4]
McAthy also made the covers of Linking Ring in 1953 and Genii again in 1967.
Books
- Gags, Tricks and Patter (1936)
- Double Talk (1938)
- Mandroop's Gloombusters (1945)
- Smart Talk for Magicians and M.C.'s (1945)
- Smart Business for Magicians & M.C.'s (1946)
- Smart Tricks for Magicians & M.C.'s (1947)
- 12 Ways to Use the Big Nickel (1959)
- Magicomedy: By McAthy ; Illustrated by Micky Hades (1967)
- Magic From the Dope Den by George Mcathy (1967)
- New Laff-Tested Dialogues by George McAthy (1967)
- The Dope Sheet by George McAthy (1967)
- Smart Stuff (1970)
- Laff Letters (1978)
References
- ↑ Who's Who in Magic, Sphinx, April, 1932
- ↑ Cover of Genii Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 12, August 1944, GEORGE McATHY (Mandroop, the Magician), page 411
- ↑ Cover of Genii 1967 August
- ↑ http://www.ibmring21.org/famous.html
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 26, No. 9, November 1946, Life Story of George McAthy, by Tommy Windsor, page 27
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 32, No. 12, February 1953, George McAthy ... His Story, by Eddie Clever, page 15
- The New Tops, Vol. 8, No. 10, October 1968, Cover Portrait … GEORGE McATHY, by Nail Foster, page 2
- Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 52, No. 1339, September 1971, GEORGE McATHY – A TRIBUTE, by Eric Lewis, page 206
- The New Tops, Vol. 11, No. 10, October 1971, George McAthy, September 9. 1971, An Appreciation, by Clarke C. Crandall, page 22
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 51, No. 11, November 1971, A Tribute George McAthy, by Eric C. Lewis, page 106