Help us get to over 8,748 articles in 2024.

If you know of a magician not listed in MagicPedia, start a New Biography for them. Contact us at magicpediahelp@gmail.com

Difference between revisions of "Ken Krenzel"

From Magicpedia, the free online encyclopedia for magicians by magicians.
Jump to: navigation, search
m
m
(7 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 4: Line 4:
 
| alt                      =  
 
| alt                      =  
 
| caption                  =  
 
| caption                  =  
| birth_name                = Ken D Krenzel
+
| birth_name                = Kenneth D. Krenzel
| birth_day                =  
+
| birth_day                = January 15
 
| birth_year                = 1927   
 
| birth_year                = 1927   
 
| birth_place              = New York City, New York
 
| birth_place              = New York City, New York
 
| death_day                = February 8,  
 
| death_day                = February 8,  
 
| death_year                = 2012  
 
| death_year                = 2012  
| death_place              =  
+
| death_place              = New York
 
| resting_place            =  
 
| resting_place            =  
 
| resting_place_coordinates =   
 
| resting_place_coordinates =   
Line 20: Line 20:
 
| box_width                =  
 
| box_width                =  
 
| misc                      =
 
| misc                      =
}}'''Ken Krenzel''' is well known as a leading exponent of expert sleight-of-hand with cards.<ref>Hocus Pocus Parade,Linking Ring, August 1988</ref>  
+
}}'''Ken Krenzel''' (1927-2012) was well known as a leading exponent of expert sleight-of-hand with cards.<ref>Hocus Pocus Parade,Linking Ring, August 1988</ref>  
  
 +
== Biography ==
 
He was born and raised in the Lower East Side of New York City. Krenzel pursued the study of psychology in college and eventually earned a Ph.D.   
 
He was born and raised in the Lower East Side of New York City. Krenzel pursued the study of psychology in college and eventually earned a Ph.D.   
  
Line 49: Line 50:
 
* [[Ken Krenzel's Relaxed Impossibilities]] by Stephen Minch (2009).
 
* [[Ken Krenzel's Relaxed Impossibilities]] by Stephen Minch (2009).
  
 
+
{{References}}
== References ==
+
* M-U-M, Vol. 83,  No. 4, September 1993, Ken Krenzel by David R. Goodsell, page 14
<references />
+
* The Linking Ring, Vol.78, No. 8, August 1998, HOCUS POCUS PARADE, page 83
 +
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 92, No. 3, March 2012, Broken Wand, Ken Krenzel, page 115
 +
* [[Genii 2012 April|Genii Magazine, Vol. 75, No. 4, April 2012]], In Memoriam, Dr. Ken Krenzel, by Harvey Rosenthal, page 20
 +
* M-U-M, Vol. 101, No. 11, APRIL 2012, Broken Wands, page 24
 +
* Broken Wand – Ken Krenzel 1926–2012, Feb 08 2012
 +
*http://sampa1.com/events-and-meeting/broken-wand-ken-krenzel
  
 
[[Category:Biographies]]
 
[[Category:Biographies]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Krenzel}}
+
{{DEFAULTSORT:Krenzel,Ken}}

Revision as of 10:23, 7 August 2014

Ken Krenzel
BornKenneth D. Krenzel
January 15 1927
New York City, New York
DiedFebruary 8, 2012 (age 85)
New York
CategoriesBooks by Ken Krenzel
Ken Krenzel (1927-2012) was well known as a leading exponent of expert sleight-of-hand with cards.[1]

Biography

He was born and raised in the Lower East Side of New York City. Krenzel pursued the study of psychology in college and eventually earned a Ph.D.

As a youngster, Ken became a charter member of F.A.M.E. (Future American Magical Entertainers).

Krenzel has published material in various magic journals: The Gen, Genii, M-U-M (where he was a regular columnist), Hugard's Magic Monthly, Phoenix, Hierophant, Kabbala, Epilogue, New Jinx, Apocalypse, and the Minotaur.

Harry Lorayne wrote in The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel (1978): "When Ken Krenzel performed the material in this book for me I knew then and there how good it was, and what a great contribution it'd be to the art I love - card magic".

Magazines

  • Genii 2007 April (Vol. 70, #4). "The Zen of Ken: An Interview with Ken Krenzel" (interview + 6 tricks)
  • Linking Ring One Man Parade August, 1998

Effects

  • It Can't Be (1958)
  • Incredible Full Deck Levitation (1988)
  • Thunder Struck
  • Bonus Miracles

Books

References

  1. Hocus Pocus Parade,Linking Ring, August 1988
  • M-U-M, Vol. 83, No. 4, September 1993, Ken Krenzel by David R. Goodsell, page 14
  • The Linking Ring, Vol.78, No. 8, August 1998, HOCUS POCUS PARADE, page 83
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 92, No. 3, March 2012, Broken Wand, Ken Krenzel, page 115
  • Genii Magazine, Vol. 75, No. 4, April 2012, In Memoriam, Dr. Ken Krenzel, by Harvey Rosenthal, page 20
  • M-U-M, Vol. 101, No. 11, APRIL 2012, Broken Wands, page 24
  • Broken Wand – Ken Krenzel 1926–2012, Feb 08 2012
  • http://sampa1.com/events-and-meeting/broken-wand-ken-krenzel