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John Brown Cook

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John Brown Cook

Cover of Genii (1946)
BornJuly 4, 1908
Chicago, Illinois
DiedApril 17, 1978 (age 69)

John Brown Cook (1908-1978), a president of an electronics company, was an amateur magician, magic collector and served as National Vice President of the Society of American Magicians.[1]

Biography

After graduating in 1929 from Dartmouth College with distinction in Physics, he worked in the family business, Reliable Electric Company of Chicago, Illinois. He later became its president in 1942 where he met and became lifelong friends with Arthur Buckley, who was on the staff.[2]

As a collector he was a member of the Magic Collectors Association and bought part of George Karger's collection in the 1950s.

He held patents on many inventions relating to the telephone and power industry.[3]

Bibliography

References

  1. Cover Genii 1946 April
  2. Abra, SATURDAY, 12th AUGUST, 1978
  3. Obit, Genii 1978 July