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Lu Brent (1904 - ) was a semi-professional magician starting in 1927. He specialized in small magic.<ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], October, 1933</ref>
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The name Lu Brent came accidentally, from a clerk's mistake, when Lu enlisted for six years in the Army, in 1921. Lu liked the mistake and kept it.
 
The name Lu Brent came accidentally, from a clerk's mistake, when Lu enlisted for six years in the Army, in 1921. Lu liked the mistake and kept it.
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Revision as of 21:12, 9 March 2013

Lu Brent
BornBoleslaw Josef (Benjamin Joseph) Lubrent
November 24, 1904
Camden, New Jersey
Died?
CategoriesBooks by Lu Brent

Lu Brent (1904 - ) was a semi-professional magician starting in 1927. He specialized in small magic.[1]

The name Lu Brent came accidentally, from a clerk's mistake, when Lu enlisted for six years in the Army, in 1921. Lu liked the mistake and kept it.

He was known for coming up with new ways to present other magicians' effects. His first trick appeared in The Sphinx called Penciltration Matchik in Vol. 26, No. 9, nov. 1927, page 319. He also contributed to Magigram and Jinx.

Brent's 80th birthday celebration was reported in New Tops, July 1984.

Inventions

  • The Growing Hat (pre-curser to the Bongo Hat)
  • Cig-Ash Trays (1954)
  • Blendo-Bills (1959)
  • Crazy Deck (1964)
  • Peek-O-Book Test
  • Diminishing Safety Pin

Books

Marketed Tricks

  • Torn & Restored Magazine Pages (1939)

References

  1. Who's Who in Magic, Sphinx, October, 1933