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[[John Fisher]] is an English television producer.
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'''John Fisher''' (b.1945) is an English television producer of magic shows and author.
  
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== Biography ==
 
Starting in TV with the BBC, he produced the [[Paul Daniels]] shows from
 
Starting in TV with the BBC, he produced the [[Paul Daniels]] shows from
 
1979 to 1988 and then such shows as "The Best of Magic (1989 - 1990) and "The Magic Comedy Strip" (1992). His "Disney's Night of Magic" (1993), to help celebrate the 65th Anniversary of Mickey Mouse, showcased the talents of The [[Pendragons]], [[Harry Blackstone Jr.]] and [[Arturo Brachetti]]. Fisher later wrote and produced a two hour documentary that paid tribute to the great magicians of the century called "Heroes of Magic" (2000).
 
1979 to 1988 and then such shows as "The Best of Magic (1989 - 1990) and "The Magic Comedy Strip" (1992). His "Disney's Night of Magic" (1993), to help celebrate the 65th Anniversary of Mickey Mouse, showcased the talents of The [[Pendragons]], [[Harry Blackstone Jr.]] and [[Arturo Brachetti]]. Fisher later wrote and produced a two hour documentary that paid tribute to the great magicians of the century called "Heroes of Magic" (2000).
  
Fisher received the [[Academy of Magical Arts]] Special Fellowship and then a Lifetime Achievement Fellowship.
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== Awards ==
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* [[Academy of Magical Arts]] Special Fellowship and then a Lifetime Achievement Fellowship.
  
 
==Books==
 
==Books==
 
*[[John Fisher's Magic Book]] (1968)
 
*[[John Fisher's Magic Book]] (1968)
*Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
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*[[Never Give a Sucker an Even Break]] (1976)
*Body Magic
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*[[Body Magic]] (1979)
*Paul Daniels and the Story of Magic
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*[[Paul Daniels and the Story of Magic]] (1987)
 
*[[Cardini: The Suave Deceiver]] (2007)
 
*[[Cardini: The Suave Deceiver]] (2007)
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* The Magic of Lewis Carroll
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* Call Them Irreplaceable
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* Funny Way to be a Hero
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* Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
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{{References}}
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* The Magic Circular, Vol. 82, No. 891, December 1988, This Is Your Life by PETER D. BLANCHARD, page 238
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* Cover [[Genii 1991 February|Genii, Vol. 54, No. 4, February 1991]], John Fisher The Man Behind The Man by Grahm Reed, page 227
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* Cover magischewelt, Vol. 50, No. 3, June 2001, Interview mit Europas erfolgreichstem Magic-TV-Produzenten JOHN FISHER - Fernsehzauber, page 114, JOHN FISHER Kurz-Vita, page 116
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* Cover [[Genii 2005 May|Genii, Vol. 68, No. 5, May 2005]], John Fisher Television Man of Magic, Interviewed by Elizabeth Warelock, p. 62-71, 76-87
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==References==
 
  
* Cover [[Genii 1991 February]]
 
  
 
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Revision as of 17:57, 9 March 2014

John Fisher

Cover of Genii (1991)
BornJohn Martin Fisher
January 8, 1945
Southampton, England

NationalityBritish
CategoriesBooks by John Fisher

John Fisher (b.1945) is an English television producer of magic shows and author.

Biography

Starting in TV with the BBC, he produced the Paul Daniels shows from 1979 to 1988 and then such shows as "The Best of Magic (1989 - 1990) and "The Magic Comedy Strip" (1992). His "Disney's Night of Magic" (1993), to help celebrate the 65th Anniversary of Mickey Mouse, showcased the talents of The Pendragons, Harry Blackstone Jr. and Arturo Brachetti. Fisher later wrote and produced a two hour documentary that paid tribute to the great magicians of the century called "Heroes of Magic" (2000).

Awards

Books

References

  • The Magic Circular, Vol. 82, No. 891, December 1988, This Is Your Life by PETER D. BLANCHARD, page 238
  • Cover Genii, Vol. 54, No. 4, February 1991, John Fisher The Man Behind The Man by Grahm Reed, page 227
  • Cover magischewelt, Vol. 50, No. 3, June 2001, Interview mit Europas erfolgreichstem Magic-TV-Produzenten JOHN FISHER - Fernsehzauber, page 114, JOHN FISHER Kurz-Vita, page 116
  • Cover Genii, Vol. 68, No. 5, May 2005, John Fisher Television Man of Magic, Interviewed by Elizabeth Warelock, p. 62-71, 76-87