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+ | | birth_name = Philip Reed Willmarth | ||
+ | | birth_day = August 19, | ||
+ | | birth_year = 1931 | ||
+ | | birth_place = New Castle, Pennsylvania | ||
+ | | death_day = September 16, | ||
+ | | death_year = 2014 | ||
+ | | death_place = Durham, North Carolina | ||
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+ | '''Philip "Phil" Willmarth''' (1931-2014), a magician and author, was the [[I.B.M.]] International President (2007-2008). | ||
− | + | == Biography == | |
+ | Willmarth's father gave him a magic book by [[Will Lindhorst]] which hooked him on magic. | ||
− | + | He owned an advertising and marketing research company and performed as a part-time professional magician starting in 1959. | |
− | =Books= | + | Willmarth served as the Asst Editor (1980-1992) and Executive Editor (1992-2007) (Parade Editor) of [[The Linking Ring]]. He was also editor of The Linking Ring from 1993 - 2005.<ref>http://forums.geniimagazine.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=45259</ref> |
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+ | He was a member of I.B.M. Ring 199 (Raleigh, North Carolina), I.B.M. Ring 326 (Burbank-Glendale-Eagle Rock-Pasadena, California), I.B.M. Ring 2100 (The Universe), the [[Society of American Magicians]], and the [[Magic Circle]] (MIMC with Gold Star). | ||
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+ | He was author of several books and published many by other authors. | ||
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+ | ==Books== | ||
* [[The Magic of Matt Schulien]] (1959) | * [[The Magic of Matt Schulien]] (1959) | ||
+ | * Fun with a Handkerchief (1969) | ||
* The Ring and Rope Book (1975) | * The Ring and Rope Book (1975) | ||
− | * | + | * Kopdell's Three Card Trick (editor) (1988) |
+ | * The Knot Collector (1989) | ||
+ | * Routines Matter (editor) (2009) | ||
+ | * The Impostess Princess Expanded (2011) | ||
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+ | With Jim Ryan | ||
+ | * Jim Ryan Close-Up Series (Four volumes, 1980-1981) | ||
+ | * Sensational Stunners | ||
+ | * [[Entertaining Card Quickies]] | ||
+ | * Classical Card Routines | ||
+ | * The Fantastic Cups & Balls Routine | ||
+ | * James P. Ryan Bar Magic Lecture Notes | ||
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+ | With Trevor Lewis: | ||
+ | * Trevor Lewis Esolc (1981) | ||
+ | * Close-Up | ||
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+ | With Eugene Burger | ||
+ | * Audience Involvement | ||
+ | * The Secret of Restaurant Magic | ||
+ | * Eugene Burger on Matt Schulien's Fabulous Card Discoveries | ||
+ | * Secrets & Mysteries for the Close-Up Entertainer | ||
+ | * Intimate Power | ||
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− | + | {{References}} | |
+ | * M-U-M, 74, Vol. 74, No. 9, June 1984, Cover, Phil Willmarth, S.A.M. Magician of the Month, by Robert Lund, page 10 | ||
+ | * The Linking Ring, Vol. 87, No. 7, July 2007, Cover, Phil Willmarth, New President of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, by Jack White, page 36 | ||
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+ | {{DEFAULTSORT:Willmarth,Phil}} |
Revision as of 21:05, 20 January 2015
Philip Willmarth | |
Born | Philip Reed Willmarth August 19, 1931 New Castle, Pennsylvania |
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Died | September 16, 2014 (age 83) Durham, North Carolina |
Categories | Books by Philip Willmarth |
Philip "Phil" Willmarth (1931-2014), a magician and author, was the I.B.M. International President (2007-2008).
Biography
Willmarth's father gave him a magic book by Will Lindhorst which hooked him on magic.
He owned an advertising and marketing research company and performed as a part-time professional magician starting in 1959.
Willmarth served as the Asst Editor (1980-1992) and Executive Editor (1992-2007) (Parade Editor) of The Linking Ring. He was also editor of The Linking Ring from 1993 - 2005.[1]
He was a member of I.B.M. Ring 199 (Raleigh, North Carolina), I.B.M. Ring 326 (Burbank-Glendale-Eagle Rock-Pasadena, California), I.B.M. Ring 2100 (The Universe), the Society of American Magicians, and the Magic Circle (MIMC with Gold Star).
He was author of several books and published many by other authors.
Books
- The Magic of Matt Schulien (1959)
- Fun with a Handkerchief (1969)
- The Ring and Rope Book (1975)
- Kopdell's Three Card Trick (editor) (1988)
- The Knot Collector (1989)
- Routines Matter (editor) (2009)
- The Impostess Princess Expanded (2011)
With Jim Ryan
- Jim Ryan Close-Up Series (Four volumes, 1980-1981)
- Sensational Stunners
- Entertaining Card Quickies
- Classical Card Routines
- The Fantastic Cups & Balls Routine
- James P. Ryan Bar Magic Lecture Notes
With Trevor Lewis:
- Trevor Lewis Esolc (1981)
- Close-Up
With Eugene Burger
- Audience Involvement
- The Secret of Restaurant Magic
- Eugene Burger on Matt Schulien's Fabulous Card Discoveries
- Secrets & Mysteries for the Close-Up Entertainer
- Intimate Power
References
- M-U-M, 74, Vol. 74, No. 9, June 1984, Cover, Phil Willmarth, S.A.M. Magician of the Month, by Robert Lund, page 10
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 87, No. 7, July 2007, Cover, Phil Willmarth, New President of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, by Jack White, page 36