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[[Vernon E. Lux]] {{PersonInfo||1906|August 20, |1962}} was an active [[IBM]] member, contributor of many magazines and publisher of his own called [[The Dragon]]. He worked as a professional magician and a dealer. Lux served as first president and founder of the  [[International Society of Junior Magicians]]. Some of the young magicians who later became familiar in the magic world were [[Harry Riser]], [[Jimmy Grippo]] and [[Neil Foster]].
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[[Vernon E. Lux]] (1906 - 1962) was an active [[IBM]] member, contributor of many magazines and publisher of his own called [[The Dragon]]. He worked as a professional magician and a dealer. Lux served as first president and founder of the  [[International Society of Junior Magicians]]. Some of the young magicians who later became familiar in the magic world were [[Harry Riser]], [[Jimmy Grippo]] and [[Neil Foster]].<ref>Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston
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(1934)</ref>
  
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== Biography ==
 
His column, ''Dragon Reincarnate'', was a feature of Abbott's [[The New Tops]] magazine.
 
His column, ''Dragon Reincarnate'', was a feature of Abbott's [[The New Tops]] magazine.
  
 
He started a mail order magic business called The L & L Magic Company and
 
He started a mail order magic business called The L & L Magic Company and
later renamed it The Lux Magic Studio. It offered pocket and parlor effects.
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later renamed it The Lux Magic Studio. It offered several kinds of pocket & parlor effects.
  
In 1945 he went into the electrical appliance business. He had planned on just doing editorial work on The Dragon and the expense was just too much. The magazine, along with the Club came to an end.
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In 1945 he went into the electrical appliance business. He had planned on just doing editorial work on The Dragon and the expense was just too much. The magazine, along with the Club soon came to an end.
  
The September 1962 issue of The Linking Ring carried his obituary declaring he died following a heart attack at the age of 56.
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The September 1962 issue of The Linking Ring carried his obituary declaring he died following a heart attack at the age of 56.<ref>VERNON E. LUX : CREATOR OF DE LUX MAGICIANS by David Meyer, [[Linking Ring]], November, 1995. </ref>
  
== References ==
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* VERNON E. LUX : CREATOR OF DE LUX MAGICIANS by David Meyer, [[Linking Ring]], November, 1995.
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== Notes==
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Latest revision as of 18:53, 11 January 2014

Vernon E. Lux
BornVernon Edward Lux
June 28, 1906
DiedAugust 20, 1962 (age 56)
Vernon E. Lux (1906 - 1962) was an active IBM member, contributor of many magazines and publisher of his own called The Dragon. He worked as a professional magician and a dealer. Lux served as first president and founder of the International Society of Junior Magicians. Some of the young magicians who later became familiar in the magic world were Harry Riser, Jimmy Grippo and Neil Foster.[1]

Biography

His column, Dragon Reincarnate, was a feature of Abbott's The New Tops magazine.

He started a mail order magic business called The L & L Magic Company and later renamed it The Lux Magic Studio. It offered several kinds of pocket & parlor effects.

In 1945 he went into the electrical appliance business. He had planned on just doing editorial work on The Dragon and the expense was just too much. The magazine, along with the Club soon came to an end.

The September 1962 issue of The Linking Ring carried his obituary declaring he died following a heart attack at the age of 56.[2]

References

  1. Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1934)
  2. VERNON E. LUX : CREATOR OF DE LUX MAGICIANS by David Meyer, Linking Ring, November, 1995.