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Samuel Berland (1907- May 27, 1987) was a magic dealer and inventor of popular effects and routines, especially using thimbles and dice.
 
 
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'''Samuel Berland''' (1907-1987) was a magic dealer and inventor of popular effects and routines, especially using thimbles and dice.
  
 
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== Biography ==
 
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During his life he invented more than 100 effects including the popular "Devil's Dollar" and wrote some 13 books on tricks and illusions.
 
During his life he invented more than 100 effects including the popular "Devil's Dollar" and wrote some 13 books on tricks and illusions.
  
Starting in 1925, he opened the Princess Magic Shop in Chicago, Illinois with partners [[Joe Berg]] and Harry Faber, so named because it was in the same building as the Princess Theater, in Chicago's Loop. Berland was also the founder of the Berland Printing Co. in the late 30s in Chicago.
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By 1920 Berland and friend [[Harry Faber]] were being published by Sphinx Magazine, using the by-line, The Faberlands.
  
Sam, along with [[Joe Berg]] were among the founding members of the [[The Wizard's Club]] in Chicago, an organization for magicians, organized at the home of Sam Berman.  
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Starting in 1925, he opened the [[Princess Magic Shop]] in [[Chicago]], Illinois with partners Faber and [[Joe Berg]], so named because it was in the same building as the Princess Theater, in Chicago's Loop. Berland was also the founder of the Berland Printing Co. in the late 30s in Chicago.
  
Many of his silk magic effects are included in Rice's Encyclopedia of Silk Magic.
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Also with [[Joe Berg]], they were among the founding members of the [[The Wizard's Club]] in Chicago, an organization for magicians.
  
He was featured in the [[Genii 1973 March]], Vol 37, #3 issue.
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Many of Berland's silk magic effects are included in Rice's Encyclopedia of Silk Magic. He was featured in the [[Genii 1973 March]], Vol 37, #3 issue.
  
In 1986 he received the Creative Fellowship Award from the [[Academy of Magical Arts]].
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== Awards and honors ==
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* In 1986 he received the Creative Fellowship Award from the [[Academy of Magical Arts]].
  
The IBM Ring No. 43 The Harlen Tarbell Ring in Chicago Illinois, gives out the Sam Berland trophy for creativity each year.
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* The IBM Ring No. 43 The Harlen Tarbell Ring in Chicago Illinois, gives out the Sam Berland trophy for creativity each year.
  
 
==Innovations==
 
==Innovations==
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==Books==
 
==Books==
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*Novel Cigarette Tricks (1934)
 
*[[Twenty Tricks with Wiztax]] (1941)
 
*[[Twenty Tricks with Wiztax]] (1941)
 
*Amazing Tricks with Paper Cups (1942)
 
*Amazing Tricks with Paper Cups (1942)
*Tricks with Watches (1942)
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*[[Tricks with Watches]] (1942)
 
*The Book of Routines (1950)
 
*The Book of Routines (1950)
 
*Berland's Thimble Act (1954)
 
*Berland's Thimble Act (1954)
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*[[New Applause Winning Tricks]] (1956)
 
*Berland’s Tricks and Routines (1963)
 
*Berland’s Tricks and Routines (1963)
 
*Tricks for Today and Tomorrow (1970)
 
*Tricks for Today and Tomorrow (1970)
*The Magic of Sam Berland (1986)
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*[[The Magic of Sam Berland]] (1986)
  
== References ==
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{{References}}
 
* http://www.wizardsclubofchicago.com/history
 
* http://www.wizardsclubofchicago.com/history
* Cover [[Genii 1946 June]]
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* Cover [[Genii 1946 June|Genii, Vol. 10, No. 10, June 1946]], SAM BERLAND, page 332
 
* Cover [[Genii 1973 March]]
 
* Cover [[Genii 1973 March]]
* Obit [[Genii 1987 June]]
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* M-U-M, Vol. 68, No. 6, November 1978, SAM BERLAND magician-of-the-month by John U. Zweers, page 10
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* Obit [[Genii 1987 June|Genii, Vol. 50, No. 12, June 1987]], Samuel Berland, page 887
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* M-U-M, Vol. 77, No. 2, July 1987, BROKEN WANDS, page 33
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* Obit The Linking Ring, Vol. 67, No. 8, August 1987, SAMUEL BERLAND, page 106
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Revision as of 00:25, 29 July 2013

Sam Berland

Cover Genii 1973 March
BornSamuel Berland
October 1, 1903
Poltava, Russia
DiedMay 27, 1987 (age 83)
Chicago
CategoriesBooks by Sam Berland

Samuel Berland (1907-1987) was a magic dealer and inventor of popular effects and routines, especially using thimbles and dice.

Biography

During his life he invented more than 100 effects including the popular "Devil's Dollar" and wrote some 13 books on tricks and illusions.

By 1920 Berland and friend Harry Faber were being published by Sphinx Magazine, using the by-line, The Faberlands.

Starting in 1925, he opened the Princess Magic Shop in Chicago, Illinois with partners Faber and Joe Berg, so named because it was in the same building as the Princess Theater, in Chicago's Loop. Berland was also the founder of the Berland Printing Co. in the late 30s in Chicago.

Also with Joe Berg, they were among the founding members of the The Wizard's Club in Chicago, an organization for magicians.

Many of Berland's silk magic effects are included in Rice's Encyclopedia of Silk Magic. He was featured in the Genii 1973 March, Vol 37, #3 issue.

Awards and honors

  • The IBM Ring No. 43 The Harlen Tarbell Ring in Chicago Illinois, gives out the Sam Berland trophy for creativity each year.

Innovations

  • Sucker Cigarette Box (in Novel Cigarette Tricks)

Books

References