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== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
* Co-Founder of Rings-N-Things
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Harry Monti is the co-founder of [[Rings-N-Things]] and owner of [[Monti's Magic Shop]] at Union Station in [[St. Louis]], Missouri.
* Owner of Monti's Magic Shop, Union Station, St. Louis
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* Co-Founder, Magic for Special Education
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=== Family ===
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Monti is also the co-founder of [[Magic for Special Education]].
* [[Trudy Monti | Mary Gertrude (Trudy) Thomas Monteith]] (wife, married November 20, 1971)
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Harry married [[Trudy Monti]] on November 20, 1971.
  
 
== Awards and Honors ==
 
== Awards and Honors ==
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* Magic Castle Nomination, Best Visiting Magician of the Year 1971-1972
 
* Magic Castle Nomination, Best Visiting Magician of the Year 1971-1972
 
* Magic Castle Nomination, Best Close-Up Performer of the Year 1972-1973
 
* Magic Castle Nomination, Best Close-Up Performer of the Year 1972-1973
* S.A.M. National President 1999-2000
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* [[S.A.M.]] National President 1999-2000
 
* S.A.M. Life Member
 
* S.A.M. Life Member
 
* S.A.M. Assembly 8 Gold Medal
 
* S.A.M. Assembly 8 Gold Medal
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* I.B.M. Order of Merlin
 
* I.B.M. Order of Merlin
 
* I.B.M. Ring One Harold Theper Award
 
* I.B.M. Ring One Harold Theper Award
* First Place, Close-Up Magic, 1967 Midwest Magic Jubilee, St. Louis
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* First Place, Close-Up Magic, 1967 [[Midwest Magic Jubilee]], St. Louis
 
* First Place, Close-Up Magic, 1968 Midwest Magic Jubilee, Kansas City
 
* First Place, Close-Up Magic, 1968 Midwest Magic Jubilee, Kansas City
 
* St. Louis Magic Heritage Award, 1998
 
* St. Louis Magic Heritage Award, 1998
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== Quotes ==
 
== Quotes ==
 
* Harry always included this quote on his magic business cards:  ''Good Magic with an Occasional Miracle''
 
* Harry always included this quote on his magic business cards:  ''Good Magic with an Occasional Miracle''
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* For 53 years, Harry ended every close-up performance at the Magic Castle with the following:  ''People often ask: 'Harry, how do you do magic?'  May I suggest you try a smile.  You'd be amazed at the magic in a smile!''
 
* For 53 years, Harry ended every close-up performance at the Magic Castle with the following:  ''People often ask: 'Harry, how do you do magic?'  May I suggest you try a smile.  You'd be amazed at the magic in a smile!''
  
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== Tricks ==
 
== Tricks ==
* Harry Monti’s Block-Off-Rope (M-U-M, Vol. 89, No. 2, July 1999, pp.24-25)
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* Harry Monti’s Block-Off-Rope (M-U-M, Vol. 89, No. 2, July 1999, pp. 24-25)
* Monti’s Hopping Half – A Coin Quickie (M-U-M, Vol. 89, No. 2, July 1999, pp.25-26)
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* Monti’s Hopping Half – A Coin Quickie (M-U-M, Vol. 89, No. 2, July 1999, pp. 25-26)
* Monti’s Copper-Silver Transposition (M-U-M, Vol. 89, No. 2, July 1999, p.26)
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* Monti’s Copper-Silver Transposition (M-U-M, Vol. 89, No. 2, July 1999, p. 26)
* Monti’s Move with the Okito Coin Box (M-U-M, Vol. 89, No. 2, July 1999, p.27)
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* Monti’s Move with the Okito Coin Box (M-U-M, Vol. 89, No. 2, July 1999, p. 27)
 
   
 
   
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}
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* http://www.magicana.com/video/harry-monti-parlour-magic
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* Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday..., by Stephen L. Macknik, Susana Martinez-Conde, Sandra Blakeslee
 
* Riverfront Times, July 22, 2015, A Controversial Religion Claiming Supernatural Powers? St. Louis Magicians Cry Fraud
 
* Riverfront Times, July 22, 2015, A Controversial Religion Claiming Supernatural Powers? St. Louis Magicians Cry Fraud
 
* West Newsmagazine, March 4, 2014, Mature Focus: Harry Monti, master of magic
 
* West Newsmagazine, March 4, 2014, Mature Focus: Harry Monti, master of magic
 
* MAGIC Magazine, January 2014, HARRY MONTI, Conjuring, Cups, and Castle (Randy Kalin and Alan Howard), pp. 50-55
 
* MAGIC Magazine, January 2014, HARRY MONTI, Conjuring, Cups, and Castle (Randy Kalin and Alan Howard), pp. 50-55
* Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday..., by Stephen L. Macknik, Susana Martinez-Conde, Sandra Blakeslee
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* Riverfront Times, October 8, 2008, Abracadabra: St. Louis has become a flourishing place for magicians
 
* M-U-M, Vol. 89, No. 2, July 1999, Cover, Monti's Meanderings (Harry Monti, pp. 9-10); A Life in Magic (Peter Rexford, pp. 17-21); Bravo to Harry and Trudy Monti and to Tom Stone (Bob Steiner, p. 21); Seabrooke on Harry Monti (Terry Seabrooke, p. 27); Comment (David Goodsell, p. 26); Harry Monti: Pro-to-the Bone, Friend to All (Jon Racherbaumer, p. 28);  
 
* M-U-M, Vol. 89, No. 2, July 1999, Cover, Monti's Meanderings (Harry Monti, pp. 9-10); A Life in Magic (Peter Rexford, pp. 17-21); Bravo to Harry and Trudy Monti and to Tom Stone (Bob Steiner, p. 21); Seabrooke on Harry Monti (Terry Seabrooke, p. 27); Comment (David Goodsell, p. 26); Harry Monti: Pro-to-the Bone, Friend to All (Jon Racherbaumer, p. 28);  
 
* Genii, November, 1977, The Vernon Touch
 
* Genii, November, 1977, The Vernon Touch
* St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 28, 1993, Experft to Give Youngsters Glimpse of the Fun and Mystery of Magic, p. 92
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* St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 28, 1993, Expert to Give Youngsters Glimpse of the Fun and Mystery of Magic, p. 92
 
* Legerdemain, A Magazine of Magic, CD Vol. 1
 
* Legerdemain, A Magazine of Magic, CD Vol. 1
  

Revision as of 21:22, 28 July 2016

Harry Monti
BornHarry L. Monteith
August 17, 1935
St. Louis, Missouri

NationalityAmerican
Known forClose-Up Magic, Stage Magic, Escapes
National President, Society of American Magicians 1999-2000

Harry Monti (b. 1935) is a past National President of the Society of American Magicians (1999-2000).

Biography

Harry Monti is the co-founder of Rings-N-Things and owner of Monti's Magic Shop at Union Station in St. Louis, Missouri.

Monti is also the co-founder of Magic for Special Education.

Harry married Trudy Monti on November 20, 1971.

Awards and Honors

  • Member of the Inner Magic Circle, London
  • 50 Year Continuous Performer, Magic Castle
  • Magic Castle Nomination, Best Visiting Magician of the Year 1971-1972
  • Magic Castle Nomination, Best Close-Up Performer of the Year 1972-1973
  • S.A.M. National President 1999-2000
  • S.A.M. Life Member
  • S.A.M. Assembly 8 Gold Medal
  • S.A.M. Assembly 8 President 1970-1971
  • I.B.M. Order of Merlin
  • I.B.M. Ring One Harold Theper Award
  • First Place, Close-Up Magic, 1967 Midwest Magic Jubilee, St. Louis
  • First Place, Close-Up Magic, 1968 Midwest Magic Jubilee, Kansas City
  • St. Louis Magic Heritage Award, 1998
  • Honorary Member Los Angeles S.A.M. Assembly
  • Honorary Member Merlin and the Court Jesters
  • Honorary Kentucky Colonel

Quotes

  • Harry always included this quote on his magic business cards: Good Magic with an Occasional Miracle
  • For 53 years, Harry ended every close-up performance at the Magic Castle with the following: People often ask: 'Harry, how do you do magic?' May I suggest you try a smile. You'd be amazed at the magic in a smile!

Television and Movies

  • 1973, Regis Philbin Show, (television) performing the Houdini Milk Can Escape and the Straitjacket Escape
  • 1993, King of the Hill, (movie) Magic Consultant
  • Magic Palace, (television - 3 episodes) performing close-up and stand-up magic

Bibliography

  • The History of S.A.M. Assembly No. 8 1921-1996 by Monti, Trudy; Monti, Harry, eds. (1996)

Tricks

  • Harry Monti’s Block-Off-Rope (M-U-M, Vol. 89, No. 2, July 1999, pp. 24-25)
  • Monti’s Hopping Half – A Coin Quickie (M-U-M, Vol. 89, No. 2, July 1999, pp. 25-26)
  • Monti’s Copper-Silver Transposition (M-U-M, Vol. 89, No. 2, July 1999, p. 26)
  • Monti’s Move with the Okito Coin Box (M-U-M, Vol. 89, No. 2, July 1999, p. 27)


References

  • http://www.magicana.com/video/harry-monti-parlour-magic
  • Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday..., by Stephen L. Macknik, Susana Martinez-Conde, Sandra Blakeslee
  • Riverfront Times, July 22, 2015, A Controversial Religion Claiming Supernatural Powers? St. Louis Magicians Cry Fraud
  • West Newsmagazine, March 4, 2014, Mature Focus: Harry Monti, master of magic
  • MAGIC Magazine, January 2014, HARRY MONTI, Conjuring, Cups, and Castle (Randy Kalin and Alan Howard), pp. 50-55
  • Riverfront Times, October 8, 2008, Abracadabra: St. Louis has become a flourishing place for magicians
  • M-U-M, Vol. 89, No. 2, July 1999, Cover, Monti's Meanderings (Harry Monti, pp. 9-10); A Life in Magic (Peter Rexford, pp. 17-21); Bravo to Harry and Trudy Monti and to Tom Stone (Bob Steiner, p. 21); Seabrooke on Harry Monti (Terry Seabrooke, p. 27); Comment (David Goodsell, p. 26); Harry Monti: Pro-to-the Bone, Friend to All (Jon Racherbaumer, p. 28);
  • Genii, November, 1977, The Vernon Touch
  • St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 28, 1993, Expert to Give Youngsters Glimpse of the Fun and Mystery of Magic, p. 92
  • Legerdemain, A Magazine of Magic, CD Vol. 1





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