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| death_year = 1983 | | death_year = 1983 | ||
| death_place = South Bend, Indiana | | death_place = South Bend, Indiana | ||
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− | '''Harry Roydon''' ( ) made his living most of his life directly from magic, as a performer and manufacturer in South Bend, Indiana. | + | '''Harry Roydon''' (1910-1983) made his living most of his life directly from magic, as a performer and manufacturer in South Bend, Indiana. |
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
− | As a performer, Roydon featured mentalism, escapes, and close-up magic. As a manufacturer, he invented more than 120 effects.<ref>New Tops, November, 1972</ref> | + | As a performer, Roydon featured mentalism, escapes, and close-up magic. As a manufacturer, he invented more than 120 effects.<ref>New Tops, November, 1972</ref><ref>Linking Ring, Feb 1984</ref><ref>Obit, Linking Ring, Feb 1984</ref><ref>https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Dudkowski&GSiman=1&GScnty=862&GRid=35253318&</ref> |
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== Awards and honors == | == Awards and honors == | ||
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* Magic Dealers Association, best trick selling under two dollars (Pentro Penny) 1960 | * Magic Dealers Association, best trick selling under two dollars (Pentro Penny) 1960 | ||
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== Effects == | == Effects == | ||
* Spooky Spots (c. 1940) | * Spooky Spots (c. 1940) | ||
+ | * Crazy Cube (1954) | ||
* Daffy Dice (1956) | * Daffy Dice (1956) | ||
* Genie Beads (1957) | * Genie Beads (1957) | ||
* Atomic Power, Little Fooler (1958) | * Atomic Power, Little Fooler (1958) | ||
* Coin Capers (1958) | * Coin Capers (1958) | ||
+ | * Fantastic (1959) | ||
+ | * Pentro Penny (1960) | ||
* Swallowing Wand | * Swallowing Wand | ||
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* Swindle Pips | * Swindle Pips | ||
* Hypnotic Block | * Hypnotic Block | ||
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* Sword Through Neck | * Sword Through Neck | ||
* Double Dynamite | * Double Dynamite | ||
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* Real Smoke | * Real Smoke | ||
* Mental Pencil | * Mental Pencil | ||
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* Black Magic | * Black Magic | ||
* Hypnotic Card Box | * Hypnotic Card Box | ||
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{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:59, 13 August 2017
Harry Roydon | |
Cover of New Tops (Nov. 1972) | |
Born | Harry Roydon Dudkowski January 10, 1910 South Bend, Indiana |
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Died | September 9, 1983 (age 73) South Bend, Indiana |
Resting place | Southlawn Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana |
Harry Roydon (1910-1983) made his living most of his life directly from magic, as a performer and manufacturer in South Bend, Indiana.
Biography
As a performer, Roydon featured mentalism, escapes, and close-up magic. As a manufacturer, he invented more than 120 effects.[1][2][3][4]
Awards and honors
- Magic Dealers Association, best trick selling under two dollars (Crazy Cube) 1955
- Magic Dealers Association, best trick selling under two dollars (Fantastic) 1959
- Magic Dealers Association, best trick selling under two dollars (Pentro Penny) 1960
Effects
- Spooky Spots (c. 1940)
- Crazy Cube (1954)
- Daffy Dice (1956)
- Genie Beads (1957)
- Atomic Power, Little Fooler (1958)
- Coin Capers (1958)
- Fantastic (1959)
- Pentro Penny (1960)
- Swallowing Wand
- Swindle Pips
- Hypnotic Block
- Phantom Block
- Vanishing Television Set
- Miracle Memory Power
- Sword Through Neck
- Double Dynamite
- Real Smoke
- Mental Pencil
- Black Magic
- Hypnotic Card Box
- Card and Silk Sword
- Shooting Through the Girl
- Double Box Prediction Chest
- Cardo Escapo
- Funny Money
- Riddle Ribbon
- Wacky Washer
- Peppermint Candy
References
- ↑ New Tops, November, 1972
- ↑ Linking Ring, Feb 1984
- ↑ Obit, Linking Ring, Feb 1984
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Dudkowski&GSiman=1&GScnty=862&GRid=35253318&