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Louis Zingone
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| Louis Zingone | |
 Cover of Sphinx (May 1931) | |
| Born | Louis Gabriel Zingone ? United States |
|---|---|
| Flourished | 1930s-40s |
Louis (or Luis) Zingone (fl. 1930s-40s) was a professional cardman who worked vaudeville and private parties during 1930s-40s.
Biography
He began learning trick with his uncle when he was a attending P.S. 1 in Long Island City as a boy.[1]
He mastered Erdnase while working at a car wash. Zingone performed in New York in 1934 doing the Cut and Restored Rope, Card in Cigarette, Egg and Silk, and Torn and Restored Newspaper.
Marketed Tricks
- Luis Zingone's Dual Prophecy (1932)
Inventions
- Zingone Spread (by 1940).
Publications
- Zingone's Recorded Card Tricks - three 78 rpm records and booklets. (See ad in Linking Ring, Vol. 19, no. 9, november 1939. Tricks that Speak for Themselves)
Contributions
- Expert Card Technique
- Scarne on Card Tricks by John Scarne
- Greater Magic
- The Amateur Magician's Handbook.
References
- ↑ It's the Gimmick That Counts, The Daily Star, Long Island City, March 29, 1932