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'''John Wagner''' was a  professional close-up and bartender magician.
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'''J. C. Wagner''' (1944-2010) was a  professional close-up and bartender magician.
  
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== Biography ==
 
Wagner got hooked on magic after seeing a magician perform at his school Halloween carnival and started practicing magic in 1952. He made his professional debut at the Point Loma library in San Diego in 1960.  
 
Wagner got hooked on magic after seeing a magician perform at his school Halloween carnival and started practicing magic in 1952. He made his professional debut at the Point Loma library in San Diego in 1960.  
  
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He first started performing bar magic in 1973 with [[Bob Sheets]] at Marco's Roman Room in Coronado, California.
 
He first started performing bar magic in 1973 with [[Bob Sheets]] at Marco's Roman Room in Coronado, California.
  
Wagner  was co-owner of [[The Magic Lounge]] in San Diego California (1977 - 1981).
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Wagner  was co-owner of [[Magic Lounge (San Diego)|The Magic Lounge]] in San Diego California (1977 - 1981).
  
 
Next, he helped Bob Sheets start the "Jolly Jester" in Aspen, Colorado for a few months.
 
Next, he helped Bob Sheets start the "Jolly Jester" in Aspen, Colorado for a few months.
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* Factory Misprints (1973)
 
* Factory Misprints (1973)
 
* Gypsy Curse Variation
 
* Gypsy Curse Variation
 
  
 
== Bibliography ==
 
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* Full Metal Jacket (with Syd Segal) (2005)
 
* Full Metal Jacket (with Syd Segal) (2005)
  
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* The Life and Times of the Incomparable J. C. Wagner (interview by Syd Segal), [[Genii 2010 April]]
 
* The Life and Times of the Incomparable J. C. Wagner (interview by Syd Segal), [[Genii 2010 April]]
 
* http://www.jcwagnersmagic.com/history1.html
 
* http://www.jcwagnersmagic.com/history1.html
 
* http://machinebreak.blogspot.com/2010/08/farewell-jc-wagner.html
 
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Latest revision as of 07:56, 15 August 2017

J.C. Wagner

Cover of Genii (2010)
BornJohn Cecil Wagner
November 03, 1944
DiedAugust 15, 2010 (age 65)
Resting placeburial at sea
CategoriesBooks by J.C. Wagner

J. C. Wagner (1944-2010) was a professional close-up and bartender magician.

Biography

Wagner got hooked on magic after seeing a magician perform at his school Halloween carnival and started practicing magic in 1952. He made his professional debut at the Point Loma library in San Diego in 1960.

By 1962, he was working at Merlin's Magic Shop within Disneyland (with Steve Martin).

Wagner served in the Air Force from 1965 until 1969.

He first started performing bar magic in 1973 with Bob Sheets at Marco's Roman Room in Coronado, California.

Wagner was co-owner of The Magic Lounge in San Diego California (1977 - 1981).

Next, he helped Bob Sheets start the "Jolly Jester" in Aspen, Colorado for a few months.

His next stop was a place called Merlins, which he began performing at in February of 1981. There he met Jerry Camarro. After a few months he got a call call from Larry Jennings who was working at the Magic Island, in Newport Beach, California. One thing led to another and Wagner accepted the job there and eventually became the director.

An opportunity then presented itself to open a magic bar and restaurant in Orange County, California. Wagner left the Magic Island to go off to do his own thing, only to have problems with the financial backers of the bar and restaurant. So after only three months he was out on his own again.

In 1985, Wagner started appearing weekly at the Magic Castle Close-Up Gallery. Wagner also worked at a couple of bars and performing for private parties then took up a new profession, working on foreign cars.

He semi-retired in 1990 after an appearance at the Magic Castle.

Wagner started a comeback in 2003 with another appearance at the Magic Castle as well as performing magic Saturdays at "The Little Club" in Coronado California.

Marketed Tricks

  • Factory Misprints (1973)
  • Gypsy Curse Variation

Bibliography

References