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'''Society of American Magicians Hall of Fame and Magic Museum''' was once located in Hollywood, California from 1971 until 2004.  
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'''Society of American Magicians Hall of Fame and Magic Museum''' was once located in Hollywood, California from 1971 until 2004.<ref>https://magicsam.com/hall-of-fame/</ref> [[File:SAMHall.png|thumb|right]]
  
A Magic Hall of Fame was proposed in 1963 during the National President term of [[Edward Schneider]]. He officially called for a place where collections, records and documents could be maintained and exhibited.   
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A Magic Hall of Fame for the [[Society of American Magicians ]] was proposed in 1963 during the National President term of [[Edward Schneider]]. He officially called for a place where collections, records and documents could be maintained and exhibited.   
  
 
In 1966 National President [[John Zweers]] had added the Hall of Fame as a permanent standing committee to the S.A.M. Constitution. Now established, a search began for its permanent home.
 
In 1966 National President [[John Zweers]] had added the Hall of Fame as a permanent standing committee to the S.A.M. Constitution. Now established, a search began for its permanent home.
 
   
 
   
On  October 25, 1971, the SAM opened their Hall of Fame and Magic Museum in Hollywood, California. It featured photographs and hand-drawn portraits of the magicians elected into the Hall of Fame by the National Council upon the recommendations of the National Historians Committee. Magicians elected to the Hall date from Dedi of Ancient Egypt to contemporary stars of magic.   
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On  October 25, [[1971]], the SAM opened their Hall of Fame and Magic Museum in Hollywood, California. It featured photographs and hand-drawn portraits of the magicians elected into the Hall of Fame by the National Council upon the recommendations of the National Historians Committee. Magicians elected to the Hall date from Dedi of Ancient Egypt to contemporary stars of magic.
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In 1994 John U. Zweers produced and edited the first issue of the [[Magic Museum Messenger]]This publication informed subscribers of the progress of the Hall of Fame and Magic Museum and included articles of general interest to all magicians.  John Zweers continued to produce and edit the ''Magic Museum Messenger'' until 2002 when publication was suspended (with Vol.9, No. 3) due to his illness and subsequent death in January 2004.  The final issue of the ''Magic Museum Messenger'' was published in the Summer of 2014 (Vol. 9, No. 4) and was edited and published by Roger W. Jennings.  It was produced as a tribute to John U. Zweers.
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In December 2004, a transformer fire sent toxic fumes into the Washington Mutual Bank Building that housed the Hall of Fame Museum. Local Government officials ordered the building closed until the toxic contaminants could be remediated following EPA procedures. The museum remained sealed and the contents inaccessible for years. Access to artifacts became available in 2010 and the search for a new home for the Society of American Magicians Hall of Fame was  underway.<ref>http://www.samhalloffame.com</ref>
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On  September 17, 2012, The Whittier Museum, operated by the Whittier Historical Society, provided an entire second floor in their historic downtown building for the Hall of Fame & Magic Museum. Although the Hall and Museum is still looking for a permanent  home in the greater Los Angeles area, the exhibits will be on display at the Whittier Museum in downtown Whittier, California until 2013.<ref>http://magicsam.com/s-a-m-hall-of-fame-and-magic-museum-reopens/</ref>
  
In December 2004, a transformer fire sent toxic fumes into the Washington Mutual Bank Building that housed the Hall of Fame Museum. Local Government officials ordered the building closed until the toxic contaminants could be remediated following EPA procedures. The museum remained sealed and the contents inaccessible for years. Access to artifacts became available in 2010 and the search for a new home for the Society of American Magicians Hall of Fame is currently underway.<ref>http://www.samhalloffame.com</ref>
 
  
 
== Magicians elected to the SAM Hall of Fame ==
 
== Magicians elected to the SAM Hall of Fame ==
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*[[Henry Hatton]] 1837-1922
 
*[[Henry Hatton]] 1837-1922
 
*[[John Nevil Maskelyne]] 1839-1917
 
*[[John Nevil Maskelyne]] 1839-1917
*[[Professor Hoffman]] (Angelo J. Lewis) 1839-1920  
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*[[Professor Hoffmann]] (Angelo J. Lewis) 1839-1920  
 
*[[Alexander Herrmann]] 1843-1896
 
*[[Alexander Herrmann]] 1843-1896
 
*[[David Tobias Bamberg]] 1843-1914
 
*[[David Tobias Bamberg]] 1843-1914
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*[[Howard Thurston]] 1869-1936
 
*[[Howard Thurston]] 1869-1936
 
*[[Mildred Searing Rouclere]] (Mrs. Harry Terhune) 1869-1938
 
*[[Mildred Searing Rouclere]] (Mrs. Harry Terhune) 1869-1938
*[[Paul Henry Razoux]] 1869-1979
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*[[Paul Henry Razoux]] 1889-1979
 
*[[Herbert Brady Brooks]] 1870-1926
 
*[[Herbert Brady Brooks]] 1870-1926
 
*[[John Albert Petrie]] 1870-1954  
 
*[[John Albert Petrie]] 1870-1954  
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*[[Silent Mora]] 1884-1972
 
*[[Silent Mora]] 1884-1972
 
*[[Long Tack Sam]] 1885-1961
 
*[[Long Tack Sam]] 1885-1961
*Harry Blackstone 1885-1965
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*[[Harry Blackstone]] 1885-1965
*Carl Rosini (Johan Rosen) 1885-1969
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*[[Carl Rosini]] (Johan Rosen) 1885-1969
*Carl Owen 1885-1974
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*[[Carl Owen]] 1885-1974
*J. Hartford Armstrong 1886-1939
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*[[J. Hartford Armstrong]] 1886-1939
*Tenkai and Okinu (Sadajiro Ishida) 1889-1972; 1895-?
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*[[Tenkai]] and Okinu (Sadajiro Ishida) 1889-1972; 1895-?
*Li Ho Chang (Juan Jose Pablo Jesorum) 1889-1972
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*[[Li Ho Chang]] (Juan Jose Pablo Jesorum) 1889-1972
*Dr. Harlan Tarbell 1890-1960
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*[[Dr. Harlan Tarbell]] 1890-1960
*Max Terhune 1891-1973
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*[[Max Terhune]] 1891-1973
*Senor Jose Frakson (Jose Jimenez Seville) 1891-1981
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*[[Senor Jose Frakson]] (Jose Jimenez Seville) 1891-1981
*Werner Dornfeld 1892-1982
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*[[Werner Dornfeld]] 1892-1982
*La Velma (David J. Lustig) 1893-1977
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*[[La Velma]] (David J. Lustig) 1893-1977
*Dai Vernon (David Frederick Wingfield Verner) 1894-1992
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*[[Dai Vernon]] (David Frederick Wingfield Verner) 1894-1992
*Jack Gwynne 1895-1969
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*[[Jack Gwynne]] 1895-1969
*Susy Wandas (Bennett) 1895-1986
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*[[Susy Wandas]](Bennett) 1895-1986
*Al Flosso (Albert Levinson) 1895-1976
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*[[Al Flosso]] (Albert Levinson) 1895-1976
*Abraham Cantu 1896-1949
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*[[Abraham Cantu]] 1896-1949
*Senor Maldo 1896-1959
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*[[Senor Maldo]] 1896-1959
*Raymond F. Muse 1896-1965
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*[[Raymond F. Muse]] 1896-1965
*Lenn Oliver Gunn 1896-1975
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*[[Lenn Oliver Gunn]] 1896-1975
*Walter B. Gibson 1897-1985
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*[[Walter B. Gibson]] 1897-1985
*John Braun 1897-1988
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*[[John Braun]] 1897-1988
*Ade Duval (Adolph Albert Amrein) 1898-1965
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*[[Ade Duval]] (Adolph Albert Amrein) 1898-1965
*John Mulholland 1898-1970
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*[[John Mulholland]] 1898-1970
*Leslie P. Guest 1898-1981
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*[[Leslie P. Guest]] 1898-1981
*Jimmy Grippo 1898-1991
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*[[Jimmy Grippo]] 1898-1991
*Little Johnny Jones 1898-1993
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*[[Little Johnny Jones]] 1898-1993
*William H. McCaffrey 1899-1989
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*[[William H. McCaffrey]] 1899-1989
*Peter Godfrey 1900-1970
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*[[Peter Godfrey]] 1900-1970
*Mystic Craig (William M. Vagell) 1900-1987
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*[[Mystic Craig]] (William M. Vagell) 1900-1987
*Roger Barkann 1900-1987
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*[[Roger Barkann]] 1900-1987
*Virgil (Virgil Harris Mulkey) 1900-1989
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*[[Virgil]] (Virgil Harris Mulkey) 1900-1989
*Julie (Cipriotti) Mulkey 1912-2000
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*[[Julie Mulkey|Julie (Cipriotti) Mulkey]] 1912-2000
*Tony Slydini (Quintino Marucci) 1900-1991
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*[[Tony Slydini]] (Quintino Marucci) 1900-1991
* Benjamin J. Kleinman  1900-1994
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*[[Benjamin J. Kleinman]] 1900-1994
*Ben Chavez 1901-1962
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*[[Ben Chavez]] 1901-1962
* Litzka Raymond Gibson 1901-1996
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*[[Litzka Raymond Gibson]] 1901-1996
*Albert G. Robbins 1901-2000
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*[[Albert C. Robbins]] 1901-2000
*Dell O’Dell (Nell Newton) 1902-1962
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*[[Dell O’Dell]] (Nell Newton) 1902-1962
* McDonald Birch 1902-1992
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*[[McDonald Birch]] 1902-1992
*Geoffrey Buckingham 1902-1996
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*[[Geoffrey Buckingham]] 1902-1996
* Edgar Bergen (Edgar Berggren) 1903-1978
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*[[Edgar Bergen]] (Edgar Berggren) 1903-1978
*Joe Berg (Josef Bregman) 1903-1984
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*[[Joe Berg]] (Josef Bregman) 1903-1984
* Len Vintus (Melvin Justus Given McMullen) 1903-1999
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*[[Len Vintus]] (Melvin Justus Given McMullen) 1903-1999
* William W. Larsen, Sr. 1904-1953
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*[[William W. Larsen, Sr.]] 1904-1953
* Merv Taylor 1904-1974
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*[[Merv Taylor]] 1904-1974
* Fu Manchu (David Bamberg) 1904-1974
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*[[Fu Manchu]] (David Bamberg) 1904-1974
*Mardoni (Clayton Meryl Hines) 1904-1987
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*[[Mardoni]] (Clayton Meryl Hines) 1904-1987
*Louise (Garman Hines) 1906-1992
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*[[Louise Hines|Louise]] (Garman Hines) 1906-1992
*Peter Warlock (Alex William Bell) 1904-1995
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*[[Peter Warlock]] (Alex William Bell) 1904-1995
*Loring Campbell (Alexander) 1905-1979
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*[[Loring Campbell]] (Alexander) 1905-1979
*Abraham B. Hurwitz 1905-1981
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*[[Abraham B. Hurwitz]] 1905-1981
* Jose Vilardell 1905-1983
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*[[Jose Vilardell]] 1905-1983
*Sid Lorraine (Sidney Richard Johnson) 1905-1989
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*[[Sid Lorraine]] (Sidney Richard Johnson) 1905-1989
*Maurice Rooklyn 1905-1992
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*[[Maurice Rooklyn]] 1905-1992
* Ronald Haines 1906-1974
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*[[Ronald Haines]] 1906-1974
* Gerrie Larsen (Geraldine Larsen Jaffe) 1906-1999
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*[[Gerrie Larsen]] (Geraldine Larsen Jaffe) 1906-1999
* Francis White 1906-1989
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*[[Francis White]] 1906-1989
* Gerald Kosky 1907-1987
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*[[Gerald Kosky]] 1907-1987
* Frederic L. Rickard 1907-1989
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*[[Frederic L. Rickard]] 1907-1989
*Irving Desfor 1907-1993
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*[[Irving Desfor]] 1907-1993
* Robert Harbin (Edward Richard Charles “Ned” Williams) 1908-1978
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*[[Robert Harbin]] (Edward Richard Charles “Ned” Williams) 1908-1978
*H. Adrian Smith 1908-1991
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*[[H. Adrian Smith]] 1908-1991
* Eric Lewis 1908-1993
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*[[Eric Lewis]] 1908-1993
* Marion Chavez 1909-1978
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*[[Marion Chavez]] 1909-1978
* Henry Hay (June Barrows Musey) 1910-1985
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*[[Henry Hay]] (June Barrows Musey) 1910-1985
*Frances Ireland Marshall 1910-2002
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*[[Frances Ireland Marshall]] 1910-2002
*Orville Meyer 1911-1992
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*[[Orville Meyer]] 1911-1992
* Herbert Downs 1912-1982
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*[[John Calvert]]  1911-2013
*Harold R. Rice, PhD 1912-1987
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*[[Herbert Downs]] 1912-1982
*Rev. John Booth 1912-2009
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*[[Harold R. Rice]], PhD 1912-1987
*Protul Chandra Sorcar 1913-1971
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*[[Rev. John Booth]] 1912-2009
* Edward Schneider 1913-1986
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*[[Protul Chandra Sorcar]] 1913-1971
*Vynn Boyar 1913-1988
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*[[Edward Schneider]] 1913-1986
*Milbourne Christopher 1914-1984
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*[[Vynn Boyar]] 1913-1988
*John Henry Grossman, M. D. 1914-1992
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*[[Milbourne Christopher]] 1914-1984
*The Tuckers (Tommy Tucker 1915-1991)
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*[[Ronny Cortes]]  1914-2009
* Betty (Elizabeth) Tucker ?-?
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*[[John Henry Grossman]], M. D. 1914-1992
*Fetaque Sanders 1915-1992
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* The Tuckers ([[Tommy Tucker]] 1915-1991 and Betty (Elizabeth) Tucker ?-?)
* William Caddie “Mac” Wilson 1915-2006
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*[[Fetaque Sanders]] 1915-1992
*Leslie Charles Smith 1915-2008
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*[[Mac Wilson|William Caddie “Mac” Wilson]] 1915-2006
* Edward Lee Rock 1916-1997
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*[[Leslie Charles Smith]] 1915-2008
*Edward Schuman 1916-2002
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*[[Edward Lee Rock]] 1916-1997
*Ray-Mond (Raymond Monroe Corbin) c1917-2003
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*[[Edward Schuman]] 1916-2002
*Mary Milam Brigance 1920-1980
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*[[Ray-Mond]] (Raymond Monroe Corbin) c1917-2003
*Jay Marshall 1919-2005
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*[[John Connelly]] 1918-2011
*Zicarte (Gustavo P. Juarez) 1921-2005
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*[[Jay Marshall]] 1919-2005
*Alton Sharpe 1922-2004
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*[[Mary Milam Brigance]] 1920-1980
*William “Billy” McComb 1922-2006
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*[[Jimmy Yoshida]] 1920-2011
*Alton Sharpe c1923-2004
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*[[Zicarte]] (Gustavo P. Juarez) 1921-2005
*Ed Keener 1924-2006
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*[[Bill Chaudet]] 1921-2013
*Robert Lund 1925-1995
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*[[Alton Sharpe]] 1922-2004
*Fred Kaps (Abraham Fister A. Bongers) 1926-1980
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*[[Billy McComb |William “Billy” McComb]] 1922-2006
*Don Alan (McWethy) 1926-1999
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*[[Alton Sharpe]] c1923-2004
*Alan Wakeling 1926-2004
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*[[Ed Keener]] (1923 - 2006)
*Channing Pollock 1926-2006
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*[[Robert Lund]] 1925-1995
*John Salisse 1926-2006
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*[[Fred Kaps]] (Abraham Fister A. Bongers) 1926-1980
*J. Marberger Stuart 1997-1993
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*[[Don Alan]] (McWethy) 1926-1999
*John Underhill Zweers 1927-2004
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*[[Alan Wakeling]] 1926-2004
*William Walter Larsen, Jr. 1928-1993
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*[[Channing Pollock]] 1926-2006
* Karrell J. Fox 1928-1998
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*[[John Salisse]] 1926-2006
*Robert Rodriguez 1931-1911
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*[[J. Marberger Stuart]] 1927-1993
* Glenn Jacob Falkenstein 1932-2010
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*[[John Underhill Zweers]] 1927-2004
* Terry Seabrooke 1932-2011
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*[[Jack Kodell]] 1927-2012
* Harry Blackstone, Jr. 1934-1997
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*[[William Walter Larsen, Jr.]] 1928-1993
*J. Gary Bontjes 1935-1985
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*[[Karrell J. Fox]] 1928-1998
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*[[Robert Rodriguez]] 1931-2011
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*[[Glenn Jacob Falkenstein]] 1932-2010
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*[[Terry Seabrooke]] 1932-2011
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*[[Cesareo Pelaez]] 1932-2012
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*[[Harry Blackstone, Jr.]] 1934-1997
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*[[J. Gary Bontjes]] 1935-1985
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*[[Harry Riser]] 1928-2016
  
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=== Living members ===
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*[[Lee Grabel]] (b. 1919)
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*[[Marvyn Roy]] (b. 1925)
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*[[Edwin Dawes]] (b. 1925)
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*[[Walter Blaney]] (b. 1928)
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*[[René Lavand]] (b. 1928)
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*[[James Randi]] (b. 1928)
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*[[Larry Becker]] (b. 1929)
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*[[George Schindler]] (b. 1929)
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*[[Mark Wilson]] (b. 1929)
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*[[Bev Bergeron]]  (b. 1930)
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*[[Raymond Goulet]] (b. 1930)
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*[[Celeste Evans]] (b. 1931)
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*[[Richard Gustafson]] (1931)
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*[[Bradley Jacobs]] (b. 1931)
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*[[Milt Larsen]] (b. 1931)
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*[[William Rauscher]] (b. 1932)
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*[[Alan Shaxton]] (b. 1933)
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*[[Norm Nielsen]] (b. 1934)
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*[[Fantasio]] (b. 1936)
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*[[Jim Alfredson]]  (b. 1937)
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*[[Silvan]] (b. 1937)
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*[[Siegfried Fischbacher]] (b. 1939)
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*[[Roy Horn]] (b 1944)
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*[[John Gaughan]] (b. 1940)
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*[[Frances Willard Falkenstein]] (b. 1940)
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*[[Haruo Shimada]] (b. 1940)
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*[[Dale Salwak]] (b. 1947)
  
*Jim Alfredson 
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*[[John Engman]]  
*Larry Becker 
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*[[Goldfinger]]  
*Bev Bergeron
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*[[Howard Mitchell]]
*Walter Blaney
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*John Calvert 
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*Bill Chaudet
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*John Connelly
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*Ronny Cortes
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*Edwin Dawes
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*John Engman  
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*Celeste Evans
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*Frances Willard Falkenstein
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*Fantasio
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*John Gaughn
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*Goldfinger  
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*Raymond Goulet
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*Lee Grabel
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*Richard Gustafson
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*Bradley Jacobs
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*Ed Keener
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== Inducted 2012 ==
*Jack Kodell
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* [[Doug Henning]] (1947-2000)
*Milton Larsen
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* [[David Copperfield]] (b. 1956)
* Rene Lavand
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* [[David Goodsell]]
*Howard Mitchell
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* Norm Nielsen
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* C. Pelaez
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* Randi
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*William Rauscher
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* Marvyn Roy
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* Roy (Horn)
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*Dale Salwak
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*George Schindler
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*Alan Shaxton
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*Haruo Shimada
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*Siegfried (Feischbacher)
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*Silvan
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*Mark Wilson
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*Jimmy Yoshida
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== References ==
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{{References}}
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[[Category: History]]   
 
[[Category: History]]   
 
[[Category: Collections]]
 
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[[Category:Featured Article]]

Revision as of 23:48, 29 June 2017

Society of American Magicians Hall of Fame and Magic Museum was once located in Hollywood, California from 1971 until 2004.[1]
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A Magic Hall of Fame for the Society of American Magicians was proposed in 1963 during the National President term of Edward Schneider. He officially called for a place where collections, records and documents could be maintained and exhibited.

In 1966 National President John Zweers had added the Hall of Fame as a permanent standing committee to the S.A.M. Constitution. Now established, a search began for its permanent home.

On October 25, 1971, the SAM opened their Hall of Fame and Magic Museum in Hollywood, California. It featured photographs and hand-drawn portraits of the magicians elected into the Hall of Fame by the National Council upon the recommendations of the National Historians Committee. Magicians elected to the Hall date from Dedi of Ancient Egypt to contemporary stars of magic.

In 1994 John U. Zweers produced and edited the first issue of the Magic Museum Messenger. This publication informed subscribers of the progress of the Hall of Fame and Magic Museum and included articles of general interest to all magicians. John Zweers continued to produce and edit the Magic Museum Messenger until 2002 when publication was suspended (with Vol.9, No. 3) due to his illness and subsequent death in January 2004. The final issue of the Magic Museum Messenger was published in the Summer of 2014 (Vol. 9, No. 4) and was edited and published by Roger W. Jennings. It was produced as a tribute to John U. Zweers.

In December 2004, a transformer fire sent toxic fumes into the Washington Mutual Bank Building that housed the Hall of Fame Museum. Local Government officials ordered the building closed until the toxic contaminants could be remediated following EPA procedures. The museum remained sealed and the contents inaccessible for years. Access to artifacts became available in 2010 and the search for a new home for the Society of American Magicians Hall of Fame was underway.[2]

On September 17, 2012, The Whittier Museum, operated by the Whittier Historical Society, provided an entire second floor in their historic downtown building for the Hall of Fame & Magic Museum. Although the Hall and Museum is still looking for a permanent home in the greater Los Angeles area, the exhibits will be on display at the Whittier Museum in downtown Whittier, California until 2013.[3]


Magicians elected to the SAM Hall of Fame

Living members

Inducted 2012

References

  1. https://magicsam.com/hall-of-fame/
  2. http://www.samhalloffame.com
  3. http://magicsam.com/s-a-m-hall-of-fame-and-magic-museum-reopens/