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Mark Raffles (b.1919) was mentioned in 2016 as the Oldest Working Magician in the World at 97 years young.

Biography

Awards and Honors

• Member of the Inner Magic Circle with Gold Star
• President and Honorary Life Vice-President of the Blackpool Magicians Club
• The Magic Circle Carlton Comedy Award
• Winner of the First Grand Prix Champion of Magic
• The Murray Award, Champion of General Magic
• Larry Spencer Pro of the Year Award, All Winners Magical Championships
• Best of British Performers
• Service to Magic Awards

Bibliography

Books

• The Pickpocket Secrets of Mark Raffles (1982)
• Magic All The Way – Diamond Jubilee Memoirs - 60 years in show business (1997)

Videos

• Mark Raffles, The Legacy, DVD

References

• The Magic Circular, Vol. 82, No. 887, July 1988, A Rich Cabinet, by Edwin A. Dawes - 145. No Business Like Show Business: The Mark Raffles Story. Part One, page 128
• The Magic Circular, Vol. 82, No. 888, August 1988, A Rich Cabinet, by Edwin A. Dawes - 146. The Formative Years and Emergence of Ray St. Clair: The Mark Raffles Story. Part Two, page 156
• The Magic Circular, Vol. 82, No. 889, September-October 1988, A Rich Cabinet, by Edwin A. Dawes - 147. Pickpocketing, Progeny and Poodles: The Mark Raffles Story. Part Three, page 184
• The Magic Circular, Vol. 92, No. 987, July 1998, This Is Your Life, Mark Raffles, by Peter Blanchard, page 200
• Cover, The Linking Ring, Vol. 86, No. 1, January 2006, OUR COVER, Mark Raffles, British Ring President, 2005-2006, page 31
• Cover, The Magic Circular, Vol. 102, No. 1102, May 2008, The Many Magic Faces of Mark Raffles, Interview by Matthew Field, page 140