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Henry Hay
Henry Hay (March 30, 1910 - July 27, 1985), born Barrows Mussey in New York City. He started performing when he was only 13, also at that time meeting his lifelong friend T. Nelson Downs. He performed as "Hadji Baba". He graduated from Columbia University when he was only 19.
He translated Ottokar Fischer's Illustrated Magic from German to English in 1931
He worked for a time as editor of The Sphinx and he also helped Mulholland ghostwrite portions of his book, Beware Familiar Spirits (1938).
He spent World War II in the U.S. Marine Corps air intelligence unit and returned to civilian life as a freelance translator.
He move to Germany in 1952 as a newspaper reporter where he spent the remainder of his life.
His book The Amateur Magician's Handbook has become a classic in magic.
Books
- Magic
- Learn Magic (1947)
- Cyclopeida of Magic (1949)
- The Amateur Magician's Handbook (1950)
