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'''Steve Dacri''' (1956-2011) was a Boston native who moved to Las Vegas in 2003, after years of commuting from Los Angeles to work at Caesars Magical Empire, which  offered a  close-up magic venue on the Vegas Strip.
  
Editor of [[Magic Market]] (1972-1974)
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== Biography ==
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He made appearances at the [[Magic Castle]] (starting in 1975) and late-night shows with [[Merv Griffin]], [[Johnny Carson]], [[Dick Cavett]] and [[Mike Douglas]].<ref>http://www.lvrj.com/news/dacri-exited-life-his-way-optimistically-116105504.html?ref=504</ref> 
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Dacri later worked  at The Orleans, O'Shea's, the Imperial Palace and the Four Seasons at Mandalay Bay, where he offered a dinner show at $300 per ticket. His last Las Vegas run was at the Las Vegas Hilton in 2010. The February opening was postponed by the discovery of a tumor and removal of a section of his colon. 
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Dacri maintained the digital magazine VegasInsideTips.com.<ref>http://www.lvrj.com/living/illusionist-veteran-magician-dacri-dies-116060709.html?ref=709</ref>
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He was editor of [[Magic Market]] from 1972 until 1974.
  
 
==Books==
 
==Books==
 
* Commercial Close-Up (1978)
 
* Commercial Close-Up (1978)
 
* Fooling People (1983)
 
* Fooling People (1983)
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==Videos==
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* ''The Magic of Steve Dacri: No Filler'' (3 Volumes) (2006, DVD, [[L&L Publishing]])
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Revision as of 03:04, 24 January 2015

Steve Dacri
BornSteve Robert Dacri
1956
Worchester, Massachusetts:
DiedFebruary 11, 2011

Steve Dacri (1956-2011) was a Boston native who moved to Las Vegas in 2003, after years of commuting from Los Angeles to work at Caesars Magical Empire, which offered a close-up magic venue on the Vegas Strip.

Biography

He made appearances at the Magic Castle (starting in 1975) and late-night shows with Merv Griffin, Johnny Carson, Dick Cavett and Mike Douglas.[1]

Dacri later worked at The Orleans, O'Shea's, the Imperial Palace and the Four Seasons at Mandalay Bay, where he offered a dinner show at $300 per ticket. His last Las Vegas run was at the Las Vegas Hilton in 2010. The February opening was postponed by the discovery of a tumor and removal of a section of his colon.

Dacri maintained the digital magazine VegasInsideTips.com.[2]

He was editor of Magic Market from 1972 until 1974.

Books

  • Commercial Close-Up (1978)
  • Fooling People (1983)

Videos

  • The Magic of Steve Dacri: No Filler (3 Volumes) (2006, DVD, L&L Publishing)

References

  1. http://www.lvrj.com/news/dacri-exited-life-his-way-optimistically-116105504.html?ref=504
  2. http://www.lvrj.com/living/illusionist-veteran-magician-dacri-dies-116060709.html?ref=709