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Henry Hay
Henry Hay was born June Barrows Mussey in New York City. He started performing when he was only 13 as "Hadji Baba - The Boy Magician." At one point, he toured with his lifelong friend T. Nelson Downs. He graduated from Columbia University when he was only 19.
| Henry Hay | |
| Born | June Barrows Mussey March 30, 1910 New York, USA |
|---|---|
| Died | July 27, 1985 (age 75) |
| Categories | Books by Henry Hay |
He spent World War II in the U.S. Marine Corps air intelligence unit and returned to civilian life as a freelance translator. Mussey traveled to Germany in 1950 to work as a foreign corespondent. He ended up moving to Dusseldorf in 1952, where he spent the remainder of his life.
He translated Ottokar Fischer's Illustrated Magic from German to English in 1931 and worked for a time as editor of The Sphinx. He also helped John Mulholland ghostwrite portions of his book, Beware Familiar Spirits (1938).
Using the pseudonym Henry Hay (Hay is believed to be a family name from his mother's side), he authored many classic books on magic for beginners including his most well known The Amateur Magician's Handbook.[1][2][3]
Books
- Illustrated Magic (translator) (1931)
- Magic (1942) as Barrows Mussey
- Learn Magic as Barrows Mussey (1947)
- Cyclopedia of Magic (Garden City Publishing 1949)
- The Amateur Magician's Handbook (1950)
- The Oldest Deception (Translation of Das Becherspiel by Kurt Volkmann - 1957)
References
- ↑ Who's Who in Magic, Sphinx, September, 1932
- ↑ Obit Genii 1985 November
- ↑ http://www.geniimagazine.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=148675#Post148675
