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+ | | birth_name = Harry Edward Riser | ||
+ | | birth_day = March 12, | ||
+ | | birth_year = 1928 | ||
+ | | birth_place = Vincennes, Indiana | ||
+ | | death_day = November 26, | ||
+ | | death_year = 2016 | ||
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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> | ||
− | + | == 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.<ref> M-U-M, Vol. 55, No. 8, February 1966, Harry Riser magician-of-the-month, by Leslie P. Guest, page 6</ref> | ||
− | + | 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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+ | ==Books== | ||
+ | * [[The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser]] written by Ed Brown (1996) | ||
+ | * [[Secrets of an Escamoteur]] (2006) | ||
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+ | {{References}} | ||
+ | * http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/indystar/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=182815681 | ||
+ | * M-U-M, Vol. 76, No. 6, November 1986, Magician of the Month, AN INTERVIEW WITH HARRY RISER by Ed Brown, page 10 | ||
+ | * [[Genii 2006 February|Genii, Vol. 69, No. 2, February 2006]], Harry Riser: Inspired by Jamy Ian Swiss, page 81 | ||
+ | * 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 | |
Born | Harry Edward Riser March 12, 1928 Vincennes, Indiana |
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Died | November 26, 2016 (age 88) |
Categories | Books 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
- The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser written by Ed Brown (1996)
- Secrets of an Escamoteur (2006)
References
- ↑ http://forums.geniimagazine.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=49056
- ↑ M-U-M, Vol. 55, No. 8, February 1966, Harry Riser magician-of-the-month, by Leslie P. Guest, page 6
- http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/indystar/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=182815681
- M-U-M, Vol. 76, No. 6, November 1986, Magician of the Month, AN INTERVIEW WITH HARRY RISER by Ed Brown, page 10
- Genii, Vol. 69, No. 2, February 2006, Harry Riser: Inspired by Jamy Ian Swiss, page 81
- M-U-M, Vol. 95, No. 6, March 2006, Harry Riser, Secrets of an Escamoteur, An Appreciation by Michael Close, page 54