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Difference between revisions of "Nick Trost"
(New page: Nick K. Trost Prolific author of booklets and packet tricks. Column in The New Tops from may 1961 until december 1994. Trost, Nick) |
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| − | Nick K. Trost | + | [[Nick Trost]] (March 16, 1935 - October 23, 2008), born Nicholas K. Trost was a |
| + | prolific author of booklets and packet tricks. | ||
| − | + | He was an alumnus of Ohio State University and a private the Army in 1957. | |
| + | Nick Trost first became enthused about magic when he was seven or | ||
| + | eight years after seeing a magic show staged by the members of IBM Ring 3 in Troy, Ohio. He then met Bob Lewis of Dayton, Ohio, who sparked his keen interest in card magic. | ||
| − | + | Trost did a card column in The [[New Tops]] from May 1961 until December 1994. | |
| + | Hocus Pocus Parade in Linking Ring 1955 and also received the award for originality of a card effect at the IBM Convention in Pittsburgh. Pa. that same year. | ||
| + | Trost died of Brain cancer after being diagnosed earlier in 2008. | ||
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| + | == Bibliography == | ||
| + | * Table Tricks | ||
| + | * Subtle Card Creations | ||
| + | * CARDMAN'S SECRETS (1964) | ||
| + | * E.S.P. SESSION WITH NICK TROST (1965) | ||
| + | * Expert Gambling Tricks (1975) | ||
| + | * IMPROMPTU CARD MAGIC FOLIO NO. 2 (1979) | ||
| + | * Card Magic of Nick Trost | ||
| + | * Gambling Tricks with Cards II | ||
| + | * Mental Card Miracles | ||
[[Category:Biographies|Trost, Nick]] | [[Category:Biographies|Trost, Nick]] | ||
Revision as of 11:37, 24 October 2008
Nick Trost (March 16, 1935 - October 23, 2008), born Nicholas K. Trost was a prolific author of booklets and packet tricks.
He was an alumnus of Ohio State University and a private the Army in 1957. Nick Trost first became enthused about magic when he was seven or eight years after seeing a magic show staged by the members of IBM Ring 3 in Troy, Ohio. He then met Bob Lewis of Dayton, Ohio, who sparked his keen interest in card magic.
Trost did a card column in The New Tops from May 1961 until December 1994.
Hocus Pocus Parade in Linking Ring 1955 and also received the award for originality of a card effect at the IBM Convention in Pittsburgh. Pa. that same year.
Trost died of Brain cancer after being diagnosed earlier in 2008.
Bibliography
- Table Tricks
- Subtle Card Creations
- CARDMAN'S SECRETS (1964)
- E.S.P. SESSION WITH NICK TROST (1965)
- Expert Gambling Tricks (1975)
- IMPROMPTU CARD MAGIC FOLIO NO. 2 (1979)
- Card Magic of Nick Trost
- Gambling Tricks with Cards II
- Mental Card Miracles
