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Lin Searles
| Lin Searles | |
| Born | Lynn J. Searles September 13, 1914 Fairport, New York |
|---|---|
| Died | December 22, 1972 (age 58) Pasadena |
| Resting place | Custer National Cemetery Big Horn County, Montana, USA |
| Categories | Books by Lin Searles |
Lin Searles (b.1914-d.1972), born Lynn Searles, was author, magic shop owner and magician.
Biography
He was a semi-professional magician starting in 1929, specializing in sleight of hand with cards and was a member of SAM and IMC.[1]
Searles was an author of many western novels and worked at Owen Magic for a number of years and helped write scripts for Mark Wilson's TV show "Magic land Of Allakazam".
He was owner of the Magic Wand magic store in Pasadena, California and died as a result of gunshot wounds inflicted in the course of a robbery there.
Searles was the creator of the classic card plot called Cannibal Cards. Other creations of his were published in Pallbearers Review by Karl Fulves.[2]
Books
- The Card Expert (1938)
- Lucky Aces (1950)
- Slow Motion Poker Deals (1959)
References
- ↑ Who's Who in Magic, The Sphinx, Vol. 33, No. 11, January 1935, page 344
- ↑ Obit Genii 1972 November
- M-U-M, Vol. 59, No. 5, October 1969, MET LIN SEARLES, page 19
- M-U-M, Vol. 62, No. 10, March 1973, West Coast Wizardy by John Zweers, page 11
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 53, No. 4, April 1973, LIN SEARLES, page 101
- http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32750363
- http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv31411