Oscar Weigle, Jr.

Oscar Weigle, Jr.
Born	December 5, 1918
Died	July 12, 2005 (age 86) Whitestone, New York

Oscar Weigle, Jr. (b.1918-d.2005) was a magic writer, editor and magician.

Biography

Weigle was a member of Vernon Lux's International Society of Junior Magicians and contributed to its monthly publication, The Dragon.

He was a lifelong friends with Robert Parrish and John Goodrum.

He served in the army during World War II. From the 1950s until the 1980s, was an editor and writer of children's books for Grosset & Dunlap. He was also a freelance editor for Simon and Schuster and occasionally edited magic books, including Ricky Jay's Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women.

He contributed tricks to magazines including:

• Page 196: Extra-Sensory Divination (Mentalism) by Genii 1938 February
• Page 390: Automatic Location (Cards) Genii 1938 July
• Page 11: A Complete Mental Routine (Mentalism) Genii 1938 September,
• Page 390: Wishes Come True - Weigle's Version (Cards) Genii 1939 August
• Page 73: The Little Star Prediction Genii 1939 November

Books

• Do That Again (with Robert Parrish) (1939)

References

• Obit - Magicol No. 157 (November 2005)