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Harry Edward Riser. Born in 1928.
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'''Harry Riser''' (1928-2016), an Indianapolis magician,  was friends with such legends in magic as [[Dai Vernon]], [[Charlie Miller]], [[Ed Marlo]], [[Slydini]], and [[Alex Elmsley]]. <ref>http://forums.geniimagazine.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=49056</ref>
  
Harry's wife, Margy, made [[Charlie Miller]]'s [[Egg Bag]] when he was staying with them.
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== Biography ==
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The magic bug bit him at the age of eight after getting a [[Mysto Magic Set]]. Riser graduated from Indiana University, where he kept up his magic, and entered into the world of business. In the 1960s, he was a regional manager of an insurance company in Chicago and had already become "A Magician's Magician" where he was lecturing around the United States and Canada.<ref> M-U-M, Vol. 55, No. 8, February 1966, Harry Riser magician-of-the-month, by Leslie P. Guest, page 6</ref>
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Riser's wife, Margy, made [[Charlie Miller]]'s [[Egg Bag]] when he was staying with them. {{Youtube Thumb|EzH9cRsu4lE}} {{Youtube Thumb|0UcHN8xedkk}}
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Riser was inducted into the [[SAM Hall of Fame]].
  
 
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* [[Secrets of an Escamoteur]] (2006)
 
* [[Secrets of an Escamoteur]] (2006)
  
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* http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/indystar/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=182815681
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* M-U-M, Vol. 76, No. 6, November 1986, Magician of the Month, AN INTERVIEW WITH HARRY RISER by Ed Brown, page 10
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* [[Genii 2006 February|Genii, Vol. 69, No. 2, February 2006]], Harry Riser: Inspired by Jamy Ian Swiss, page 81
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* M-U-M, Vol. 95, No. 6, March 2006, Harry Riser, Secrets of an Escamoteur, An Appreciation by Michael Close, page 54
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Latest revision as of 11:55, 29 November 2016

Harry Riser

MUM Nov. 1986
BornHarry Edward Riser
March 12, 1928
Vincennes, Indiana
DiedNovember 26, 2016 (age 88)
CategoriesBooks by Harry Riser

Harry Riser (1928-2016), an Indianapolis magician, was friends with such legends in magic as Dai Vernon, Charlie Miller, Ed Marlo, Slydini, and Alex Elmsley. [1]

Biography

The magic bug bit him at the age of eight after getting a Mysto Magic Set. Riser graduated from Indiana University, where he kept up his magic, and entered into the world of business. In the 1960s, he was a regional manager of an insurance company in Chicago and had already become "A Magician's Magician" where he was lecturing around the United States and Canada.[2]

Riser's wife, Margy, made Charlie Miller's Egg Bag when he was staying with them.

Riser was inducted into the SAM Hall of Fame.

Books

References

  1. http://forums.geniimagazine.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=49056
  2. M-U-M, Vol. 55, No. 8, February 1966, Harry Riser magician-of-the-month, by Leslie P. Guest, page 6