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'''John C. Sherwood''' (b. 1950) is a professional writer/journalist, magician and mentalist born in Michigan in 1950. <br />
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== Biography ==<br />
He wrote monthly columns -- "Just for Us Young Guys" and "Lost in the Forest" --for The [[New Tops]] from 1966 through 1992, and graduated from the [[Chavez Studio of Magic]] in 1981. <br />
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Sherwood's primary mentors in magic were [[Neil Foster]], primarily as a teacher and editor, and collector/historian [[Robert Lund]], who moved to Sherwood's hometown of Marshall, Michigan, in the early 1970s to establish his [[American Museum of Magic]]. He also credits the late David Allen of Battle Creek, Mich., as well as [[Phillip Hagerty]], also of Marshall, for much of his insight into the craft.<br />
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As a teenager in the mid-1960s, Sherwood wrote a column, "Miscellaneous," for [[Top Hat]], published by [[Magical Youths International]], and his writings prompted Foster to ask him to begin writing for The New Tops. In the 1970s, Sherwood wrote two books published by [[Micky Hades]], "The Conjurer's Calculator" and "The Circuited Sorcerer." <br />
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To audiences, Sherwood is notable for his hundreds of mentalism performances in the character of Sherlock Holmes from 1987 to the present, and has spent more time "in character" as Holmes than any other living actor. Among magicians, Sherwood has been best known as a writer, often of brief biographies of fellow performers, first for The [[New Tops]] and later for [[Vibrations]], the publication of the [[Psychic Entertainers Association]]. <br />
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Sherwood lived in Michigan from 1950 until 1999, when he moved to Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, while working in Delaware. In 2010, Sherwood moved from Pennsylvania to Fort Gratiot, Michigan; in early 2011 he moved to Union City, Michigan; and in late 2013 he moved back to his hometown of Marshall, Michigan. He was a 40-year employee of Gannett Co. newspapers and in 2012 he began work in public relation for Oaklawn Hospital in Marshall, Michigan, returning to Gannett Co. in mid-2014.<br />
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Sherwood is a member of the board of directors of the [[American Museum of Magic]]. He is a member of the [[Society of American Magicians]], the [[Psychic Entertainers Association]] and the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]] (Order of Merlin), having been active in the IBM's Neil Foster Ring 89.<ref>http://www.mysteryvisits.com</ref><ref>http://www.sherlockvisits.com</ref><br />
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== Biography ==<br />
He wrote monthly columns -- "Just for Us Young Guys" and "Lost in the Forest" --for The [[New Tops]] from 1966 through 1992, and graduated from the [[Chavez Studio of Magic]] in 1981. <br />
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Sherwood's primary mentors in magic were [[Neil Foster]], primarily as a teacher and editor, and collector/historian [[Robert Lund]], who moved to Sherwood's hometown of Marshall, Michigan, in the early 1970s to establish his [[American Museum of Magic]]. He also credits [[Phillip Hagerty]], also of Marshall, for much of his insight into the craft.<br />
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As a teenager in the mid-1960s, Sherwood wrote a column, "Miscellaneous," for [[Top Hat]], published by [[Magical Youths International]], and his writings prompted Foster to ask him to begin writing for The New Tops. In the 1970s, Sherwood wrote two books published by [[Micky Hades]], "The Conjurer's Calculator" and "The Circuited Sorcerer." <br />
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To audiences, Sherwood is notable for his hundreds of mentalism performances in the character of Sherlock Holmes from 1987 to the present, and has spent more time "in character" as Holmes than any other living actor. Among magicians, Sherwood has been best known as a writer, often of brief biographies of fellow performers, first for The [[New Tops]] and later for [[Vibrations]], the publication of the [[Psychic Entertainers Association]]. <br />
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Sherwood lived in Michigan from 1950 until 1999, when he moved to Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, while working in Delaware. In 2010, Sherwood moved from Pennsylvania to Fort Gratiot, Michigan; in early 2011 he moved to Union City, Michigan; and in late 2013 he moved back to his hometown of Marshall, Michigan. He was a 40-year employee of Gannett Co. newspapers and in 2012 he began work in public relation for Oaklawn Hospital in Marshall, Michigan, returning to Gannett Co. in mid-2014.<br />
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Sherwood is a member of the board of directors of the [[American Museum of Magic]]. He is a member of the [[Society of American Magicians]], the [[Psychic Entertainers Association]] and the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]] (Order of Merlin), having been active in the IBM's Neil Foster Ring 89.<ref>http://www.mysteryvisits.com</ref><ref>http://www.sherlockvisits.com</ref><br />
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== Biography ==<br />
He wrote monthly columns -- "Just for Us Young Guys" and "Lost in the Forest" --for The [[New Tops]] from 1966 through 1992, and graduated from the [[Chavez Studio of Magic]] in 1981. <br />
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Sherwood's primary mentors in magic were [[Neil Foster]], primarily as a teacher and editor, and collector/historian [[Robert Lund]], who moved to Sherwood's hometown of Marshall, Michigan, in the early 1970s to establish his [[American Museum of Magic]]. He also credits [[Phillip Hagerty]], also of Marshall, for much of his insight into the craft.<br />
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As a teenager in the mid-1960s, Sherwood wrote a column, "Miscellaneous," for [[Top Hat]], published by [[Magical Youths International]], and his writings prompted Foster to ask him to begin writing for The New Tops. In the 1970s, Sherwood wrote two books published by [[Micky Hades]], "The Conjurer's Calculator" and "The Circuited Sorcerer." <br />
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To audiences, Sherwood is notable for his hundreds of mentalism performances in the character of Sherlock Holmes from 1987 to the present, and has spent more time "in character" as Holmes than any other living actor. Among magicians, Sherwood has been best known as a writer, often of brief biographies of fellow performers, first for The [[New Tops]] and later for [[Vibrations]], the publication of the [[Psychic Entertainers Association]]. <br />
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Sherwood lived in Michigan from 1950 until 1999, when he moved to Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, while working in Delaware. In 2010, Sherwood moved from Pennsylvania to Fort Gratiot, Michigan; in early 2011 he moved to Union City, Michigan; and in late 2013 he moved back to his hometown of Marshall, Michigan. He was a 40-year employee of Gannett Co. newspapers and in 2012 he began work in public relation for Oaklawn Hospital in Marshall, Michigan, returning to Gannett Co. in mid-2014.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
He wrote monthly columns -- "Just for Us Young Guys" and "Lost in the Forest" --for The [[New Tops]] from 1966 through 1992, and graduated from the [[Chavez Studio of Magic]] in 1981. <br />
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Sherwood's primary mentors in magic were [[Neil Foster]], primarily as a teacher and editor, and collector/historian [[Robert Lund]], who moved to Sherwood's hometown of Marshall, Michigan, in the early 1970s to establish his [[American Museum of Magic]]. He also credits [[Phillip Hagerty]], also of Marshall, for much of his insight into the craft.<br />
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As a teenager in the mid-1960s, Sherwood wrote a column, "Miscellaneous," for [[Top Hat]], published by [[Magical Youths International]], and his writings prompted Foster to ask him to begin writing for The New Tops. In the 1970s, Sherwood wrote two books published by [[Micky Hades]], "The Conjurer's Calculator" and "The Circuited Sorcerer." <br />
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To audiences, Sherwood is notable for his hundreds of mentalism performances in the character of Sherlock Holmes from 1987 to the present, and has spent more time "in character" as Holmes than any other living actor. Among magicians, Sherwood has been best known as a writer, often of brief biographies of fellow performers, first for The [[New Tops]] and later for [[Vibrations]], the publication of the [[Psychic Entertainers Association]]. <br />
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Sherwood lived in Michigan from 1950 until 1999, when he moved to Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, while working in Delaware. In 2010, Sherwood moved from Pennsylvania to Fort Gratiot, Michigan; in early 2011 he moved to Union City, Michigan; and in late 2013 he moved back to his hometown of Marshall, Michigan. He was a 40-year employee of Gannett Co. newspapers and in 2012 he began work in public relation for Oaklawn Hospital in Marshall, Michigan. <br />
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Sherwood is a member of the [[Society of American Magicians]], the [[Psychic Entertainers Association]] and the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]] (Order of Merlin), having been active in the IBM's Neil Foster Ring 89.<ref>http://www.mysteryvisits.com</ref><ref>http://www.sherlockvisits.com</ref><br />
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== Biography ==<br />
He wrote monthly columns -- "Just for Us Young Guys" and "Lost in the Forest" --for The [[New Tops]] from 1966 through 1992, and graduated from the [[Chavez Studio of Magic]] in 1981. <br />
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Sherwood's primary mentors in magic were [[Neil Foster]], primarily as a teacher and editor, and collector/historian [[Robert Lund]], who moved to Sherwood's hometown of Marshall, Michigan, in the early 1970s to establish his [[American Museum of Magic]]. He also credits [[Phillip Hagerty]], also of Marshall, for much of his insight into the craft.<br />
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As a teenager in the mid-1960s, Sherwood wrote a column, "Miscellaneous," for [[Top Hat]], published by [[Magical Youths International]], and his writings prompted Foster to asked him to begin writing for The New Tops. In the 1970s, Sherwood wrote two books published by [[Micky Hades]], "The Conjurer's Calculator" and "The Circuited Sorcerer." <br />
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To audiences, Sherwood is notable for his hundreds of mentalism performances in the character of Sherlock Holmes from 1987 to the present, and has spent more time "in character" as Holmes than any other living actor. Among magicians, Sherwood has been best known as a writer, often of brief biographies of fellow performers, first for The [[New Tops]] and later for [[Vibrations]], the publication of the [[Psychic Entertainers Association]]. <br />
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Sherwood lived in Michigan from 1950 until 1999, when he moved to Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, while working in Delaware. In 2010, Sherwood moved from Pennsylvania to Fort Gratiot, Michigan, and in early 2011 he moved to Union City, Michigan. He was a 35-year employee of Gannett Co. newspapers and later works in public relation for Oaklawn Hospital in Marshall, Michigan, his hometown.<br />
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Sherwood is a member of the [[Society of American Magicians]], the [[Psychic Entertainers Association]] and the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]] (Order of Merlin), having been active in the IBM's Neil Foster Ring 89.<ref>http://www.mysteryvisits.com</ref><ref>http://www.sherlockvisits.com</ref><br />
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'''John C. Sherwood''' (b. 1950) is a professional writer/journalist, magician and mentalist born in Michigan in 1950. <br />
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== Biography ==<br />
He wrote monthly columns -- "Just for Us Young Guys" and "Lost in the Forest" --for The [[New Tops]] from 1966 through 1992, and graduated from the [[Chavez Studio of Magic]] in 1981. <br />
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Sherwood's primary mentors in magic were [[Neil Foster]], primarily as a teacher and editor, and collector/historian [[Robert Lund]], who moved to Sherwood's hometown of Marshall, Michigan, in the early 1970s to establish his [[American Museum of Magic]]. He also credits [[Phillip Hagerty]], also of Marshall, for much of his insight into the craft.<br />
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As a teenager in the mid-1960s, Sherwood wrote a column, "Miscellaneous," for [[Top Hat]], published by [[Magical Youths International]], and his writings prompted Foster to asked him to begin writing for The New Tops. In the 1970s, Sherwood wrote two books published by [[Micky Hades]], "The Conjurer's Calculator" and "The Circuited Sorcerer." <br />
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To audiences, Sherwood is notable for his hundreds of mentalism performances in the character of Sherlock Holmes from 1987 to the present, and has spent more time "in character" as Holmes than any other living actor. Among magicians, Sherwood has been best known as a writer, often of brief biographies of fellow performers, first for The [[New Tops]] and later for [[Vibrations]], the publication of the [[Psychic Entertainers Association]]. <br />
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Sherwood lived in Michigan from 1950 until 1999, when he moved to Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, while working in Delaware. In 2010, Sherwood moved from Pennsylvania to Fort Gratiot, Michigan, and in early 2011 he moved to Union City, Michigan. He was a 35-year employee of Gannett Co. newspapers and later works in public relation for Oaklawn Hospital in Marshall, Michigan, his hometown.<br />
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Sherwood is a member of the [[Society of American Magicians]], the [[Psychic Entertainers Association]]and the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]] (Order of Merlin), having been active in the IBM's Neil Foster Ring 89.<ref>http://www.mysteryvisits.com</ref><ref>http://www.sherlockvisits.com</ref><br />
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<div>'''The American Museum of Magic''' is a repository of magic collectibles situated in Marshall, Michigan. It is one of the largest magic museums to be accessible to the public, and is frequently used by researchers in the fields of magical and theatrical history. The museum houses the collection of the late [[Robert Lund]], who co-founded the museum with his wife Elaine. <br />
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The museum is built around Lund's collection of posters, playbills, books, photos, apparatus, scrapbooks, letters and thousands of other pieces of magic memorabilia and ephemera. <br />
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The first building, on Marshall's Michigan Avenue, opened to the public on April 1 -- April Fool's Day -- in [[1978]], a few years after the Lunds moved to Marshall from their former home near Detroit. A second building, the vacated former Marshall Public Library on Marshall's Mansion Street, was purchased in 1999 and is available for research and studies upon request.<ref> Article [[Genii 1979 July]]</ref><br />
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After Robert Lund died in 1995, Elaine Lund maintained the facility and supervised additions to the collection. Since Elaine Lund's passing in 2006, the museum has been governed by a board of directors and has become a non-profit corporation.<br />
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==Books==<br />
*American Museum of Magic: It's True Story by Daniel Waldron (1991)<br />
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'''John C. Sherwood''' (b. 1950) is a professional writer/journalist, magician and mentalist born in Michigan in 1950. <br />
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== Biography ==<br />
He wrote monthly columns -- "Just for Us Young Guys" and "Lost in the Forest" --for The [[New Tops]] from 1966 through 1992, and graduated from the [[Chavez Studio of Magic]] in 1981. <br />
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Sherwood's primary mentors in magic were [[Neil Foster]], primarily as a teacher and editor, and collector/historian [[Robert Lund]], who moved to Sherwood's hometown of Marshall, Michigan, in the early 1970s to establish his [[American Museum of Magic]]. He also credits [[Phillip Hagerty]], also of Marshall, for much of his insight into the craft.<br />
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As a teenager in the mid-1960s, Sherwood wrote a column, "Miscellaneous," for [[Top Hat]], published by [[Magical Youths International]], and his writings prompted Foster to asked him to begin writing for The New Tops. In the 1970s, Sherwood wrote two books published by [[Micky Hades]], "The Conjurer's Calculator" and "The Circuited Sorcerer." <br />
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To audiences, Sherwood is notable for his hundreds of mentalism performances in the character of Sherlock Holmes from 1987 to the present, and has spent more time "in character" as Holmes than any other living actor. Among magicians, Sherwood has been best known as a writer, often of brief biographies of fellow performers, first for The [[New Tops]] and later for [[Vibrations]], the publication of the [[Psychic Entertainers Association]]. <br />
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Sherwood lived in Michigan from 1950 until 1999, when he moved to Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, while working in Delaware. In 2010, Sherwood moved from Pennsylvania to Fort Gratiot, Michigan, and in early 2011 he moved to Union City, Michigan. He was a 35-year employee of Gannett Co. newspapers and later works in public relation for Oaklawn Hospital in Marshall, Michigan, his hometown.<br />
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Sherwood is a member of the [[Society of American Magicians]], the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]] (Order of Merlin) and the [[Psychic Entertainers Association]].<ref>http://www.mysteryvisits.com</ref><ref>http://www.sherlockvisits.com</ref><br />
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<div>'''John C. Sherwood''' is a professional writer/journalist, magician and mentalist born in Michigan in 1950. <br />
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He wrote monthly columns -- "Just for Us Young Guys" and "Lost in the Forest" --for The [[New Tops]] from 1966 through 1992, and graduated from the [[Chavez Studio of Magic]] in 1981. <br />
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Sherwood's primary mentors in magic were [[Neil Foster]], primarily as a teacher and editor, and collector/historian [[Robert Lund]], who moved to Sherwood's hometown of Marshall, Michigan, in the early 1970s to establish his [[American Museum of Magic]].<br />
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As a teenager in the mid-1960s, Sherwood wrote a column, "Miscellaneous," for [[Top Hat]], published by [[Magical Youths International]], and his writings prompted Foster to asked him to begin writing for The New Tops. In the 1970s, Sherwood wrote two books published by [[Micky Hades]], "The Conjurer's Calculator" and "The Circuited Sorcerer." <br />
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To audiences, Sherwood is notable for his hundreds of mentalism performances in the character of Sherlock Holmes from 1987 to the present, and has spent more time "in character" as Holmes than any other living actor. Among magicians, Sherwood has been best known as a writer, often of brief biographies of fellow performers, first for The [[New Tops]] and later for [[Vibrations]], the publication of the [[Psychic Entertainers Association]]. <br />
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Sherwood lived in Michigan from 1950 until 1999, when he moved to Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, while working in Delaware. In 2010, Sherwood moved from Pennsylvania to Fort Gratiot, Michigan, and in early 2011 he moved to Union City, Michigan. He was a 35-year employee of Gannett Co. newspapers and later works in public relation for Oaklawn Hospital in Marshall, Michigan, his hometown.<br />
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Sherwood is a member of the [[Society of American Magicians]], the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]] (Order of Merlin) and the [[Psychic Entertainers Association]].<ref>http://www.mysteryvisits.com</ref><ref>http://www.sherlockvisits.com</ref><br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sherwood,John}}</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=John_C._Sherwood&diff=32389John C. Sherwood2010-06-25T02:09:45Z<p>Jcsherwood: Residence update</p>
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<div>[[John C. Sherwood]] is a professional writer/journalist, magician and mentalist born in Michigan in 1950. He wrote monthly columns -- "Just for Us Young Guys" and "Lost in the Forest" -- for The [[New Tops]] from 1966 through 1992, and graduated from the [[Chavez Studio of Magic]] in 1981. <br />
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Sherwood's primary mentors in magic were [[Neil Foster]], primarily as a teacher and editor, and collector/historian [[Robert Lund]], who moved to Sherwood's hometown of Marshall, Michigan, in the early 1970s to establish his [[American Museum of Magic]].<br />
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As a teenager in the mid-1960s, Sherwood wrote a column, "Miscellaneous," for [[Top Hat]], published by [[Magical Youths International]], and his writings prompted Foster to asked him to begin writing for The New Tops. In the 1970s, Sherwood wrote two books published by [[Micky Hades]], "The Conjurer's Calculator" and "The Circuited Sorcerer." <br />
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To audiences, Sherwood is notable for his hundreds of mentalism performances in the character of Sherlock Holmes from 1987 to the present, and has spent more time "in character" as Holmes than any other living actor. Among magicians, Sherwood has been best known as a writer, often of brief biographies of fellow performers, first for The [[New Tops]] and later for [[Vibrations]], the publication of the [[Psychic Entertainers Association]]. <br />
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Sherwood lived in Michigan from 1950 until 1999, when he moved to Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, while working in Delaware. In 2010, Sherwood moved from Pennsylvania to Fort Gratiot, Michigan. He is a 35-year employee of Gannett Co. newspapers.<br />
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Sherwood is a member of the [[Society of American Magicians]], the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]] (Order of Merlin) and the [[Psychic Entertainers Association]]. <br />
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== External Links ==<br />
* http://www.mysteryvisits.com<br />
* http://www.sherlockvisits.com<br />
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[[Category:Biographies|Sherwood]]<br />
[[Category:American magicians|Sherwood]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=John_C._Sherwood&diff=32388John C. Sherwood2010-06-25T02:08:47Z<p>Jcsherwood: Residence updates</p>
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<div>[[John C. Sherwood]] is a professional writer/journalist, magician and mentalist born in Michigan in 1950. He wrote monthly columns -- "Just for Us Young Guys" and "Lost in the Forest" -- for The [[New Tops]] from 1966 through 1992, and graduated from the [[Chavez Studio of Magic]] in 1981. <br />
<br />
Sherwood's primary mentors in magic were [[Neil Foster]], primarily as a teacher and editor, and collector/historian [[Robert Lund]], who moved to Sherwood's hometown of Marshall, Michigan, in the early 1970s to establish his [[American Museum of Magic]].<br />
<br />
As a teenager in the mid-1960s, Sherwood wrote a column, "Miscellaneous," for [[Top Hat]], published by [[Magical Youths International]], and his writings prompted Foster to asked him to begin writing for The New Tops. In the 1970s, Sherwood wrote two books published by [[Micky Hades]], "The Conjurer's Calculator" and "The Circuited Sorcerer." <br />
<br />
To audiences, Sherwood is notable for his hundreds of mentalism performances in the character of Sherlock Holmes from 1987 to the present, and has spent more time "in character" as Holmes than any other living actor. Among magicians, Sherwood has been best known as a writer, often of brief biographies of fellow performers, first for The [[New Tops]] and later for [[Vibrations]], the publication of the [[Psychic Entertainers Association]]. <br />
<br />
Sherwood lived in Michigan from 1950 until 1999, when he moved to Pennsylvania. In 2010, Sherwood moved from Pennsylvania to Fort Gratiot, Michigan. He is a 35-year employee of Gannett Co. newspapers.<br />
<br />
Sherwood is a member of the [[Society of American Magicians]], the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]] (Order of Merlin) and the [[Psychic Entertainers Association]]. <br />
<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
* http://www.mysteryvisits.com<br />
* http://www.sherlockvisits.com<br />
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[[Category:Biographies|Sherwood]]<br />
[[Category:American magicians|Sherwood]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Max_Maven&diff=24342Max Maven2009-12-04T02:03:37Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>{{Wikipedia}}<br />
[[Max Maven]] (born Philip Goldstein in 1950) is an American magician and mentalist. He often appears on television magic shows to perform "interactive" mind reading tricks that work for the television audience.<br />
<br />
While his public persona and performances fall squarely within the genre of mentalism, Maven's contributions to the magic community span far wider. He is respected within the industry for being a prolific author, and innovating many of the magical and mentalist effects that are used by other magicians. He has been a magic consultant for such performers as [[David Copperfield]], [[Penn & Teller]], [[Siegfried & Roy]], and [[Doug Henning]], and is a frequent contributor to industry journals such as [[Genii]], [[The Linking Ring]], and [[MUM]]. He has also been the featured magician at the annual conventions of both the [[Society of American Magicians]] and the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]].<br />
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Maven occasionally plays a magician character (often as himself) on various television series, such as, "Magic", "The Art of Magic", "Something Strange with Max Maven", "Fresh Prince of Bel Air", and "The MAXimum Dimension".<br />
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Having performed often in Japan, he is quite fluent in Japanese, although by his own admission his literacy in the language isn't as proficient.<br />
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His name has been legally changed to Max Maven, but he still uses "Phil Goldstein" as a pen name for technical writings.<br />
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In 2007 he won The Magic Woods Award for Best Teaching Video for his mentalism DVD "Nothing."<br />
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==Contributions==<br />
* See [[Genii 1981 March]], Vol. 45, No. 3, page 167 for a list of all published works in print from 1965 to 1980.<br />
* [[Phil Goldstein in Genii]] (Virtual book). <br />
* [[Phil Goldstein in The Linking Ring]] (Virtual book)<br />
* [[Phil Goldstein in MUM]] (Virtual book)<br />
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==Selected works==<br />
* Max Maven's Book of Fortunetelling, 1992, Prentice Hall General. ISBN 0-13-564121-7<br />
* The Art of Magic (book co-written with [[James Randi]])<br />
*[[Prism]] (2005) A compilation of five books of mentalism ("the color series")<br />
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=== Videos ===<br />
* Max Maven's Mindgames (video) (1984)<br />
* Max Maven's VideoMind Phase One: Parlor Mentalism (1997)<br />
* Max Maven's VideoMind Phase Two: Close-Up Mentalism (1997)<br />
* Max Maven's VideoMind Phase Three: Stage Mentalism (1997)<br />
* VideoMind - Phases 1-3: Mentalism (3 volume DVD) (2004)<br />
* Nothing (2006)<br />
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=== As Phil Goldstien ===<br />
* [[New Magic of Japan]] (with [[Books by Richard Kaufman | Richard Kaufman]]) published by [[Card Magic Books published by Kaufman and Greenberg | Kaufman and Greenberg]] in [[Books published in the 80s | 1988]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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* Cover [[Genii 1981 March]]<br />
* Cover [[Genii 1983 October]]<br />
* Cover [[Genii 2007 November]]<br />
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== Quotes ==<br />
* "There is nothing miraculous about puzzles. Competent mentalism is miraculous." March 1977, [[The Red Book of Mentalism]].<br />
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== External links and references==<br />
* [http://www.maxmaven.com/ Max Maven's Home Page]<br />
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[[Category:Biographies|Maven, Max]]<br />
{{LivingPerson}}</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Max_Maven&diff=24341Max Maven2009-12-04T01:58:42Z<p>Jcsherwood: /* Selected works */</p>
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<div>{{Wikipedia}}<br />
[[Max Maven]] (born Philip Goldstein in 1950) is an American magician and mentalist. He often appears on television magic shows to perform "interactive" mind reading tricks that work for the television audience.<br />
<br />
While his public persona and performances fall squarely within the genre of mentalism, Maven's contributions to the magic community span far wider. He is respected within the industry for being a prolific author, and innovating many of the magical and mentalist effects that are used by other magicians. He has been a magic consultant for such performers as [[David Copperfield]], [[Penn & Teller]], [[Siegfried & Roy]], and [[Doug Henning]], and is a frequent contributor to industry journals such as [[Genii]], [[The Linking Ring]], and [[MUM]]. He has also been the featured magician at the annual conventions of both the [[Society of American Magicians]] and the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]].<br />
<br />
Maven occasionally plays a magician character (often as himself) on various television series, such as, "Magic", "The Art of Magic", "Something Strange with Max Maven", "Fresh Prince of Bel Air", and "The MAXimum Dimension".<br />
<br />
Having performed often in Japan, he is quite fluent in Japanese, although by his own admission his literacy in the language isn't as proficient.<br />
<br />
His name has been legally changed to Max Maven, but he still uses "Phil Goldstein" as a pen name for technical writings.<br />
<br />
In 2007 he won The Magic Woods Award for Best Teaching Video for his mentalism DVD 'Nothing'.<br />
<br />
==Contributions==<br />
* See [[Genii 1981 March]], Vol. 45, No. 3, page 167 for a list of all published works in print from 1965 to 1980.<br />
* [[Phil Goldstein in Genii]] (Virtual book). <br />
* [[Phil Goldstein in The Linking Ring]] (Virtual book)<br />
* [[Phil Goldstein in MUM]] (Virtual book)<br />
<br />
==Selected works==<br />
* Max Maven's Book of Fortunetelling, 1992, Prentice Hall General. ISBN 0-13-564121-7<br />
* The Art of Magic (book co-written with [[James Randi]])<br />
*[[Prism]] (2005) A compilation of five books of mentalism ("the color series")<br />
<br />
=== Videos ===<br />
* Max Maven's Mindgames (video) (1984)<br />
* Max Maven's VideoMind Phase One: Parlor Mentalism (1997)<br />
* Max Maven's VideoMind Phase Two: Close-Up Mentalism (1997)<br />
* Max Maven's VideoMind Phase Three: Stage Mentalism (1997)<br />
* VideoMind - Phases 1-3: Mentalism (3 volume DVD) (2004)<br />
* Nothing (2006)<br />
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=== As Phil Goldstien ===<br />
* [[New Magic of Japan]] (with [[Books by Richard Kaufman | Richard Kaufman]]) published by [[Card Magic Books published by Kaufman and Greenberg | Kaufman and Greenberg]] in [[Books published in the 80s | 1988]].<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<br />
* Cover [[Genii 1981 March]]<br />
* Cover [[Genii 1983 October]]<br />
* Cover [[Genii 2007 November]]<br />
<br />
== Quotes ==<br />
* "There is nothing miraculous about puzzles. Competent mentalism is miraculous." March 1977, [[The Red Book of Mentalism]].<br />
<br />
== External links and references==<br />
* [http://www.maxmaven.com/ Max Maven's Home Page]<br />
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[[Category:Biographies|Maven, Max]]<br />
{{LivingPerson}}</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Vibrations&diff=24340Vibrations2009-12-04T01:55:18Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>[[Vibrations]] is the official monthly journal of the [[Psychic Entertainers Association]].<br />
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The publication is devoted to the topics of psychic entertainment, [[Mentalism]] and [[Bizarre Magick]]. <br />
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Several members of the organization have served as the publication's editors since it was launched in 1978. Complete sets of back issues are available to members.<br />
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[[Category:Periodicals|Vibrations]]<br />
[[Category:NeedSampleImage]]<br />
[[Category:Mentalism]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Abbott%27s_Get-Together&diff=24336Abbott's Get-Together2009-12-04T01:21:11Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>{{Wikipedia|Abbott's_Get_Together}}<br />
Abbott's Get-Together is a long running convention for magicians in the United States, which is held each year in Colon, Michigan. It was founded in 1937 by [[Percy Abbott]] and his business partner, [[Recil Bordner]]. There are routinely multiple stage shows, a "close up magic" gala, lectures, contests, and a dealer's room. The 70th anniversary of the Get-Together took place on August 1-4, 2007.<br />
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==History of the Get-Together==<br />
[[Percy Abbott]], an Australia-born magician who owned several Australian magic supply companies in the early 1900s, co-founded the Blackstone Magic Company in Colon, Michigan with [[Harry Blackstone Sr.]] in 1927. Eighteen months later, the two parted ways. <br />
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In 1934 Abbott reopened the business as the "Abbott Magic Company" with Bordner as his partner, and in an attempt to boost poor sales, they decided to hold an open house. Fifty magicians from the area of Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio came to watch as Bordner performed with other magicians while Abbott was the MC. This event was closed to the public, but boosted sales so much that the held another open house the following year to even more success. <br />
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In 1937 the gathering was officially opened to the public and moved to the high school gymnasium.<br />
==External Links==<br />
* http://www.magicgettogether.com/<br />
[[Category:Conventions]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Neil_Foster&diff=24335Neil Foster2009-12-04T01:18:19Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>[[Neil Foster]] (1921 - March 11, 1988), born Edgar Neil Foster Jr. in Aurora, Illinois. He first starting performing under the name "Retsof" but stopped when people erroneously called him "Ratsof."<br />
<br />
In 1947, Foster went to California to enroll in the [[Chavez Studio of Magic]]. When Foster graduated from the course, Ben and Marian Chavez hired Foster to tutor new students.<br />
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In 1955, Foster married Jeanne Hammond, and started performing as a magical team touring school-assembly circuit under the sponsorship of the lecture bureaus of the universities of Wisconsin, Minnesota and North and South Dakota.<br />
<br />
After a stint for the Ireland Magic Co. in Chicago, Foster moved to Colon in 1959 to become the [[Abbott Magic Company]]'s chief magician-in-residence and vice president. He became a frequent performer at the annual [[Abbott's Get-Together]]s. In 1960, Foster revived The [[Tops]] magazine as the editor of The [[New Tops]].<br />
<br />
In 1977, the [[Academy of Magical Arts]] presented Foster with the Performing Fellowship Award.<br />
<br />
In 1978, Foster became a partner in the Chavez school, eventually acquiring control of its Eastern branch.<br />
<br />
In August, 1987, Foster was honored by the [[American Museum of Magic]] in Marshall, Michigan, which had proclaimed August 9 as "Neil Foster Day."<br />
<br />
The former Battle Creek Magic Club was renamed the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]] Neil Foster Ring 89 in his honor.<br />
<br />
Foster became known for his trademark presentation of Joe Karson's commercial floating-ball effect, "Zombie," by transforming it from a small-scale trick into a stage-filling dance reminiscent of the routines of Fred Astaire.<br />
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Neil Foster performing the Zombie:<br />
{{#ev:youtube|IPHlwjYu0RQ}}<br />
== Books ==<br />
*Further Tips on Zombie (1963)<br />
*Tops Treasury of Illusion (1965)<br />
*Tops Treasury of Dove Magic (1965)<br />
*Tops Treasury of Cigarette Magic (1965)<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
http://webspace.webring.com/people/pj/jcsherwood1950/jcsherwood/fostermainpage.htm<br />
[[Category:Biographies|Foster]]<br />
[[Category:American magicians|Foster]]<br />
[[Category:Professional magicians|Foster]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=John_C._Sherwood&diff=24334John C. Sherwood2009-12-04T01:14:04Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>[[John C. Sherwood]] is a professional writer/journalist, magician and mentalist born in Michigan in 1950. He wrote monthly columns -- "Just for Us Young Guys" and "Lost in the Forest" -- for The [[New Tops]] from 1966 through 1992, and graduated from the [[Chavez Studio of Magic]] in 1981. <br />
<br />
Sherwood's primary mentors in the field of magic were [[Neil Foster]], primarily as a teacher and editor, and collector/historian [[Robert Lund]], who moved to Sherwood's hometown of Marshall, Michigan, in the early 1970s to establish his [[American Museum of Magic]].<br />
<br />
As a teenager in the mid-1960s, Sherwood wrote a column, "Miscellaneous," for [[Top Hat]], published by [[Magical Youths International]], and his writings prompted Foster to asked him to begin writing for The New Tops. In the 1970s, Sherwood wrote two books published by [[Micky Hades]], "The Conjurer's Calculator" and "The Circuited Sorcerer." <br />
<br />
To audiences, Sherwood is notable for his hundreds of mentalism performances in the character of Sherlock Holmes from 1987 to the present, and has spent more time "in character" as Holmes than any other living actor. To magicians, Sherwood has been best known as a writer, often of brief biographies of fellow performers, first for The [[New Tops]] and later for [[Vibrations]], the publication of the [[Psychic Entertainers Association]]. <br />
<br />
Sherwood has resided in Pennsylvania since 1999. He is a member of the [[Society of American Magicians]], the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]] (Order of Merlin) and the [[Psychic Entertainers Association]]. <br />
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== External Links ==<br />
* http://www.mysteryvisits.com<br />
* http://www.sherlockvisits.com<br />
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[[Category:Biographies|Sherwood]]<br />
[[Category:American magicians|Sherwood]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Robert_Lund&diff=24333Robert Lund2009-12-04T01:07:07Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>[[Robert Lund]] (May 4, 1925 - October 20, 1995) was born Robert "Bob" J. Lund in Saginaw, Michigan, and resided in the Detroit area for most of his life. He worked as a reporter and editor on the newspapers in Detroit, Chicago and New York. He was auto editor for Motor Magazine, and was auto editor for Popular Mechanics Magazine. Lund served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.<br />
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Lund, a noted magic historian and author, was also one of the world's foremost magic collectors. Realizing that he lacked the flair for performing, Lund decided to make his mark on the magic world by becoming a student of magic history and collecting anything and everything related to the art. His accumulation was called the "largest such collection in private hands." <br />
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Lund contributed articles to more than 20 magic journals and indexed numerous books on magic and magic history, including the Magico reprint of [[The Annals of Conjuring]]. He was the last editor of [[The Conjurors' Magazine]] (1948-1949), and edited the newsletter of the [[Magic Collectors Association]] (1962-1963). <br />
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He was awarded the [[Academy of Magical Arts]] Award of Merit in 1983, and the Literary Fellowship in 1988. He has also been honored by the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]] and the [[Society of American Magicians]]. <br />
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With his wife, Elaine, Lund co-founded the [[American Museum of Magic]] in Marshall, Michigan. The museum was built around his collection of posters, playbills, books, photos, apparatus, scrapbooks, letters and thousands of other pieces of magic memorabilia and ephemera. The first building opened to the public April 1, 1978. A second building, the vacated former Marshall Public Library, was purchased in 1999 as the collection continued to expand. <br />
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Since Elaine Lund's passing in 2006, the museum has been governed by a board of directors and has become a non-profit corporation.<br />
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== References ==<br />
* http://www.americanmuseumofmagic.org/index.html<br />
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[[Category:Biographies|Lund]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=American_Museum_of_Magic&diff=24332American Museum of Magic2009-12-04T01:05:14Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>The [[American Museum of Magic]] is a repository of magic collectibles situated in Marshall, Michigan. It is one of the largest magic museums to be accessible to the public, and is frequently used by researchers in the fields of magical and theatrical history. The museum houses the collection of the late [[Robert Lund]], who co-founded the museum with his wife Elaine. <br />
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The museum is built around Lund's collection of posters, playbills, books, photos, apparatus, scrapbooks, letters and thousands of other pieces of magic memorabilia and ephemera. <br />
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The first building, on Marshall's Michigan Avenue, opened to the public on April 1 -- April Fool's Day -- in 1978, a few years after the Lunds moved to Marshall from their former home near Detroit. A second building, the vacated former Marshall Public Library on Marshall's Mansion Street, was purchased in 1999 and is available for research and studies upon request.<br />
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After Robert Lund died in 1995, Elaine Lund maintained the facility and supervised additions to the collection. Since Elaine Lund's passing in 2006, the museum has been governed by a board of directors and has become a non-profit corporation.<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Wikipedia}}<br />
[[Category:History]]<br />
[[Category:Collections]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Neil_Foster&diff=24331Neil Foster2009-12-04T01:04:26Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>[[Neil Foster]] (1921 - March 11, 1988), born Edgar Neil Foster Jr. in Aurora, Illinois. He first starting performing under the name "Retsof" but stopped when people erroneously called him "Ratsof."<br />
<br />
In 1947, Foster went to California to enroll in the [[Chavez]] course of magic. When Foster graduated from the course, Chavez hired him to tutor new students.<br />
<br />
In 1955, Foster married Jeanne Hammond, and started performing as a magical team touring school-assembly circuit under the sponsorship of the lecture bureaus of the universities of Wisconsin, Minnesota and North and South Dakota.<br />
<br />
After a stint for the Ireland Magic Co. in Chicago, Foster moved to Colon in 1959 to become the [[Abbott Magic Company]]'s chief magician-in-residence and vice president. He was a frequent performer at the annual [[Abbott's Get-Together]]s. In 1960, Foster revived The [[Tops]] magazine as the editor of The [[New Tops]].<br />
<br />
In 1977, the [[Academy of Magical Arts]] presented Foster with the Performing Fellowship Award.<br />
<br />
In 1978, Foster became a partner in the Chavez school of magic, acquiring control of the eastern branch studio.<br />
<br />
In August, 1987, Foster was honored by the [[American Museum of Magic]] in Marshall, Michigan, which had proclaimed August 9th as "Neil Foster Day."<br />
<br />
The former Battle Creek Magic Club was renamed the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]] Neil Foster Ring 89 in his honor.<br />
<br />
He became known by his trademark presentation of Joe Karson's marketed floating-ball effect, "Zombie," which Foster transformed from a small-scale trick into a stage-filling dance reminiscent of Fred Astaire.<br />
<br />
Neil Foster performing the Zombie:<br />
{{#ev:youtube|IPHlwjYu0RQ}}<br />
== Books ==<br />
*Further Tips on Zombie (1963)<br />
*Tops Treasury of Illusion (1965)<br />
*Tops Treasury of Dove Magic (1965)<br />
*Tops Treasury of Cigarette Magic (1965)<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
http://webspace.webring.com/people/pj/jcsherwood1950/jcsherwood/fostermainpage.htm<br />
[[Category:Biographies|Foster]]<br />
[[Category:American magicians|Foster]]<br />
[[Category:Professional magicians|Foster]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Neil_Foster&diff=24330Neil Foster2009-12-04T01:01:31Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>[[Neil Foster]] (1921 - March 11, 1988), born Edgar Neil Foster Jr. in Aurora, Illinois. He first starting performing under the name "Retsof" but stopped when people erroneously called him "Ratsof."<br />
<br />
In 1947, Foster went to California to enroll in the [[Chavez]] course of magic. When Foster graduated from the course, Chavez hired him to tutor new students.<br />
<br />
In 1955, Foster married Jeanne Hammond, and started performing as a magical team touring school-assembly circuit under the sponsorship of the lecture bureaus of the universities of Wisconsin, Minnesota and North and South Dakota.<br />
<br />
After a stint for the Ireland Magic Co. in Chicago, Foster moved to Colon in 1959 to become the [[Abbott Magic Company]]'s chief magician-in-residence and vice president. He was a frequent performer at the annual [[Abbott's Get-Together]]s. In 1960, Foster revived The [[Tops]] magazine as the editor of The [[New Tops]].<br />
<br />
In 1977, the [[Academy of Magical Arts]] presented Foster with the Performing Fellowship Award.<br />
<br />
In 1978, Foster became a partner in the Chavez school of magic, acquiring control of the eastern branch studio.<br />
<br />
In August, 1987, Foster was honored by the American Museum of Magic in Marshall, Michigan, which had proclaimed August 9th as "Neil Foster Day."<br />
<br />
The former Battle Creek Magic Club was renamed the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]] Neil Foster Ring 89 in his honor.<br />
<br />
He became known by his trademark presentation of Joe Karson's marketed floating-ball effect, "Zombie," which Foster transformed from a small-scale trick into a stage-filling dance reminiscent of Fred Astaire.<br />
<br />
Neil Foster performing the Zombie:<br />
{{#ev:youtube|IPHlwjYu0RQ}}<br />
== Books ==<br />
*Further Tips on Zombie (1963)<br />
*Tops Treasury of Illusion (1965)<br />
*Tops Treasury of Dove Magic (1965)<br />
*Tops Treasury of Cigarette Magic (1965)<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
http://webspace.webring.com/people/pj/jcsherwood1950/jcsherwood/fostermainpage.htm<br />
[[Category:Biographies|Foster]]<br />
[[Category:American magicians|Foster]]<br />
[[Category:Professional magicians|Foster]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Straitjacket_Escape&diff=23661Straitjacket Escape2009-11-10T00:57:09Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>{{Youtube Thumb|mUbytEgTXZQ}}<br />
The [[Straitjacket Escape]] is the act of getting out from a fully laced straitjacket without external assistance. The concept of presenting such an escape as a form of entertainment was created by [[Houdini]] in 1896. His brother [[Hardeen]] also performed it.<br />
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Houdini started doing the escape from behind a curtain, so the audience did not see the actual method by which he escaped, but he decided later that he got a better reaction when doing it in full view of the audience.<br />
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Performers such as Houdini then started doing it while suspended upside-down in mid-air from the side of a tall building or from a crane. <br />
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Other performers to include this routine were [[Harry Jansen]], [[Dunninger]], and [[James Randi]]. [[Mardoni]] in the 1930s did it from an airplane in flight.<br />
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== References ==<br />
* THE STRAIT-JACKET RELEASE by Harry Houdini, [[Conjurers' Monthly Magazine]] Vol 02, page 154 and page 176 (1908) <br />
[[Category:Escapes]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Straitjacket_Escape&diff=23660Straitjacket Escape2009-11-10T00:55:38Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>{{Youtube Thumb|mUbytEgTXZQ}}<br />
The [[Straitjacket Escape]] is the act of getting out from a fully laced straitjacket without external assistance. The concept of presenting such an escape as a form of entertainment was created by [[Houdini]] in 1896. His brother [[Hardeen]] also performed it.<br />
<br />
Houdini started doing the escape behind a curtain, but decided he got a better reaction when doing it in full view of the audience.<br />
<br />
Performers such as Houdini then started doing it while suspended upside-down in mid-air from the side of a tall building or from a crane. <br />
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Other performers to include this routine were [[Harry Jansen]], [[Dunninger]], and [[James Randi]]. [[Mardoni]] in the 1930s did it from an airplane in flight.<br />
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== References ==<br />
* THE STRAIT-JACKET RELEASE by Harry Houdini, [[Conjurers' Monthly Magazine]] Vol 02, page 154 and page 176 (1908) <br />
[[Category:Escapes]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Criss_Angel&diff=23624Criss Angel2009-11-03T21:31:55Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos (born December 19, 1967), better known by his stage name Criss Angel, is an American magician, musician, mentalist, hypnotist, escapologist, stunt performer, and actor. He is best known for starring in his own television show, Criss Angel [[Mindfreak]].<br />
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== Books ==<br />
* Mindfreak: Secret Revelations. Harper Entertainment (April 24, 2007) ISBN 0061137618 and ISBN 978-0061137617<br />
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<div>{{Wikipedia}}<br />
Johnny Thompson is a Las Vegas illusionist who performs under the stage name "The Great Tomsoni." Along with his wife Pamela Hayes, he performs a comic magical act [[The Great Tomsoni & Company]] in which he plays the role of a dapper but buffoonish vaudeville gentleman. One of his trademarks is producing pure white doves on stage, which are trained to play along with the act once they have appeared.<br />
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He's widely known as a mentor and teacher of magic, and has worked behind the scenes to develop tricks with [[Penn & Teller]], [[Lance Burton]], and [[Criss Angel]], among others.<br />
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He has been featured on many episodes of "Criss Angel's Mindfreak", the "Hair" episode of Penn & Teller's Bullshit!, and the film "The Aristocrats".<br />
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He is also a bass harmonica player.<br />
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==External References==<br />
*http://www.johnnythompson.com/<br />
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[[Category:Biographies|Thompson]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Johnny_Thompson&diff=23622Johnny Thompson2009-11-03T21:29:14Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>{{Wikipedia}}<br />
Johnny Thompson is a Las Vegas illusionist who performs under the stage name "The Great Tomsoni." Along with his wife Pamela Hayes, he performs a comic magical act [[The Great Tomsoni & Company]] in which he plays the role of a dapper but buffoonish vaudeville gentleman. One of his trademarks is producing pure white doves on stage, which are trained to play along with the act once they have appeared.<br />
<br />
He's widely known as a mentor and teacher of magic, and has worked behind the scenes to develop tricks with [[Penn & Teller]], [[Lance Burton]], and [[Criss Angel]], among others.<br />
<br />
He has been featured on many episodes of Criss Angel's Mindfreak, the "Hair" episode of Penn and Teller's Bullshit!, and the film The Aristocrats.<br />
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He is also a bass harmonica player.<br />
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==External References==<br />
*http://www.johnnythompson.com/<br />
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[[Category:Biographies|Thompson]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=John_C._Sherwood&diff=23621John C. Sherwood2009-11-03T21:17:02Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>John C. Sherwood is a professional writer/journalist, magician and mentalist born in Michigan in 1950. He wrote monthly columns -- "Just for Us Young Guys" and "Lost in the Forest" -- for The [[New Tops]] from 1966 through 1992, and graduated from the [[Chavez Studio of Magic]] in 1981. <br />
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Sherwood's primary mentors in the field of magic were [[Neil Foster]], primarily as a teacher and editor, and collector/historian [[Robert Lund]], who moved to Sherwood's hometown of Marshall, Michigan, in the early 1970s to establish his [[American Museum of Magic]].<br />
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As a teenager in the mid-1960s, Sherwood wrote a column, "Miscellaneous," for [[Top Hat]], published by [[Magical Youths International]], and in the 1970s wrote two books published by [[Micky Hades]], "The Conjurer's Calculator" and "The Circuited Sorcerer." <br />
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To audiences, Sherwood is notable for his hundreds of mentalism performances in the character of Sherlock Holmes from 1987 to the present, and has spent more time "in character" as Holmes than any other living actor. To magicians, Sherwood has been best known as a writer, often of brief biographies of fellow performers, first for The [[New Tops]] and later for [[Vibrations]], the publication of the [[Psychic Entertainers Association]]. <br />
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Sherwood has resided in Pennsylvania since 1999. He is a member of the [[Society of American Magicians]], the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]] (Order of Merlin) and the [[Psychic Entertainers Association]]. <br />
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== External Links ==<br />
* http://www.mysteryvisits.com<br />
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[[Category:Biographies|Sherwood]]<br />
[[Category:American magicians|Sherwood]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=John_C._Sherwood&diff=23620John C. Sherwood2009-11-03T21:12:33Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>John C. Sherwood is a professional writer/journalist, magician and mentalist born in Michigan in 1950. He wrote monthly columns -- "Just for Us Young Guys" and "Lost in the Forest" -- for The [[New Tops]] from 1966 through 1992, and graduated from the [[Chavez]] school in 1981. <br />
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Sherwood's primary mentors in the field of magic were [[Neil Foster]], primarily as a teacher and editor, and collector/historian [[Robert Lund]], who moved to Sherwood's hometown of Marshall, Michigan, in the early 1970s to establish his [[American Museum of Magic]].<br />
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As a teenager in the early 1960s, Sherwood wrote a column, "Miscellaneous," for [[Top Hat]], published by [[Magical Youths International]], and in the 1970s wrote two books published by [[Micky Hades]], "The Conjurer's Calculator" and "The Circuited Sorcerer." <br />
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Noted for his hundreds of mentalism performances in the character of Sherlock Holmes from 1987 to the present, Sherwood has been best known to magicians as a writer of brief biographies of fellow performers, first for The [[New Tops]] and later for [[Vibrations]], the publication of the [[Psychic Entertainers Association]]. <br />
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Sherwood, who has resided in Pennsylvania since 1999, is a member of the [[Society of American Magicians]], the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]] (Order of Merlin) and the [[Psychic Entertainers Association]]. <br />
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== External Links ==<br />
* http://www.mysteryvisits.com<br />
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[[Category:Biographies|Sherwood]]<br />
[[Category:American magicians|Sherwood]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=John_C._Sherwood&diff=23619John C. Sherwood2009-11-03T21:08:03Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>John C. Sherwood is a professional writer/journalist, magician and mentalist born in Michigan in 1950. A student of [[Neil Foster]], he wrote monthly columns -- "Just for Us Young Guys" and "Lost in the Forest" -- for The [[New Tops]] from 1966 through 1992, and graduated from the [[Chavez]] school in 1981. <br />
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As a teenager in the early 1960s, Sherwood wrote a column, "Miscellaneous," for [[Top Hat]], published by [[Magical Youths International]], and in the 1970s wrote two books published by [[Micky Hades]], "The Conjurer's Calculator" and "The Circuited Sorcerer." <br />
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Noted for his hundreds of mentalism performances in the character of Sherlock Holmes from 1987 to the present, Sherwood has been best known to magicians as a writer of brief biographies of fellow performers for The [[New Tops]] and for [[Vibrations]], the publication of the [[Psychic Entertainers Association]]. <br />
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Sherwood, who has resided in Pennsylvania since 1999, is a member of the [[Society of American Magicians]], the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]] (Order of Merlin) and the [[Psychic Entertainers Association]]. <br />
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== External Links ==<br />
* http://www.mysteryvisits.com<br />
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[[Category:Biographies|Sherwood]]<br />
[[Category:American magicians|Sherwood]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=U.F._Grant&diff=23618U.F. Grant2009-11-03T21:05:29Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>[[U.F. Grant]] (January 12, 1901- March 1, 1978) born Ulysses Frederick Grant in Millerton, New York. Known as "Gen", he was a magic dealer and inventor. Grant started in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, where he created his first tricks. Later he moved to New York City joining the [[Abbott Magic & Novelty Co.]], eventually settled in Columbus, Ohio creating his own firm.<br />
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In 1944, he partnered with [[R.N. Menge]] creating a line of products known as "Grant and Menge" or "G. & M.". The partnership only lasted a year and they ended up becoming rivals.<br />
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He created a long line of pamphlet-type magic booklets, which were often affectionately joked about by magicians for their brevity. [[Don Tanner]] wrote directions for and illustrated many of the items marketed by the Grant company. <br />
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Grant was a member of the [[IBM]], [[SAM]], the Order of Merlin, and the Columbus Magic Club Ring 7.<br />
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"MAK Magic" still manufactures many of his items which is run by his daughter Mary Ann King and grandson Jimmy P. King.<br />
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== Contributions==<br />
*Temple Screen<br />
*Cow Trick<br />
*Chink Cans<br />
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==Books==<br />
* [[Super Magical Secrets]] (1928)<br />
* [[Illusion Secrets - Fifteen Great Illusions]] (1934)<br />
* Tips & Gags (pre-1937)<br />
* More Tips & Gags (1937)<br />
* [[50 Crazy Card Stunts]] (1940)<br />
* [[Six Modern Levitations]] (1943)<br />
* [[Grant's Fabulous Feats of Mental Magic]] by [[Don Tanner]] (1954)<br />
* [[Victory Carton Illusions]] (1955)<br />
* [[Bodies in Orbit]] (1963)<br />
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== References ==<br />
* http://www.makmagic.com/about.asp<br />
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[[Category:Biographies]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Recil_Bordner&diff=23617Recil Bordner2009-11-03T21:04:11Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>Recil J. Bordner (1910-1981)<br />
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Co-invented with [[U.F. Grant]] ''Modernistic Amputation'' in 1940. With [[Percy Abbott]], partner in the [[Abbott Magic & Novelty Co.]], of which he eventually was president. Father of [[Greg Bordner]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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* Obit, [[Genii 1981 October]], vol. 45, no. 10, page 653.<br />
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[[Category:Biographies|Borner|Recil]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=TOPS_Magazine&diff=23616TOPS Magazine2009-11-03T21:01:46Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>[[Tops]] was a [[Magic Periodical]] first published in January 1936 by the [[Abbott Magic & Novelty Co.]] of Colon, Michigan. [[Image:Tops.jpg|thumb|right]]<br />
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[[Percy Abbott]] served as the magazine's first editor as well as publisher. In 1940, Howard "Mel" Melson, Abbott's staff artist, began editing ''Tops'', and continued doing so until his death in 1957, when the magazine ceased publication. <br />
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The original publication was succeeded in 1961 by The [[New Tops]], also published by Abbott's, under the editorship of [[Neil Foster]]. Abbott's printed and bound both Tops and The New Tops in its own printing plant.<br />
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==References==<br />
* http://www.abbottmagic.com/Tops-Magazine-Double-CD-ABBtops2cd.htm?categoryId=-1<br />
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<div>[[Tops]] was a [[Magic Periodical]] first published in January 1936 by the [[Abbott Magic & Novelty Co.]] of Colon, Michigan. [[Image:Tops.jpg|thumb|right]]<br />
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[[Percy Abbott]] served as the magazine's first editor as well as publisher. In 1940, Howard "Mel" Melson, Abbott's staff artist, began editing ''Tops'', and continued doing so until his death in 1957, when the magazine ceased publication. <br />
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The original publication was succeeded in 1961 by The [[New Tops]], also published by Abbott's, under the editorship of [[Neil Foster]]. Abbott's printed and bound both Tops and The New Tops in its own printing plant.<br />
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==References==<br />
* http://www.abbottmagic.com/New-Tops-on-CD-ABBnewtopscd.htm<br />
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[[Category:Periodicals]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=New_Tops&diff=23614New Tops2009-11-03T20:58:09Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>[[New Tops]] was a [[Magic Periodical]] published by [[Abbott Magic & Novelty Co.]] and edited by [[Neil Foster]] in Colon, Michigan.<br />
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[[Image:NewTops.jpg|thumb|right]]<br />
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Starting Vol. 1, No. 1 January 1961 and continued until December 1994<br />
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It was a successor to The [[Tops]] Magazine. Abbott's printed and bound both Tops and The New Tops at its own printing plant, achieving an international circulation via mail delivery.<br />
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In 2009, The Newest Tops began publishing as a monthly e-zine. <br />
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== References ==<br />
* http://www.abbottmagic.com/New-Tops-on-CD-ABBnewtopscd.htm<br />
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[[Category:Periodicals]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=New_Tops&diff=23613New Tops2009-11-03T20:56:19Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>[[New Tops]] was a [[Magic Periodical]] published by [[Abbott Magic & Novelty Co.]] and edited by [[Neil Foster]] in Colon Michigan.<br />
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[[Image:NewTops.jpg|thumb|right]]<br />
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Starting Vol. 1, No. 1 January 1961 and continued until December 1994<br />
<br />
It was a successor to The [[Tops]] Magazine. Abbott's printed and bound both Tops and The New Tops at its own printing plant, achieving an international circulation via mail delivery.<br />
<br />
In 2009, The Newest Tops began publishing as a monthly e-zine. <br />
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== References ==<br />
* http://www.abbottmagic.com/New-Tops-on-CD-ABBnewtopscd.htm<br />
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[[Category:Periodicals]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Abbott_Magic_%26_Novelty_Co.&diff=23612Abbott Magic & Novelty Co.2009-11-03T20:54:43Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>The Abbott Magic Novelty Company was formed in late 1933 by [[Percy Abbott]]. Though dates remain fuzzy, the company's first advertisement to the magic fraternity appeared, page 792, in [[The Linking Ring]] for January, 1934. In December, 1933, Percy Abbott placed an advertisement, page 729 in ''The Linking Ring'', selling Dr. [[Boris Zola]]'s effect, ''"Squash" It's Gone!"''<sup>*</sup>, to the fraternity. [[Sid Lorraine]] later said of this trick, in which a shot glass vanishes from between the magician's hands, that it was "the only time a shot glass started a career in magic." (See the introduction to Percy Abbott's ''A Lifetime in Magic'', 1960.)<br />
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* Note: ''In this first ad, the name of Dr. Boris Zola doesn't appear !!! ''<br />
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Recil Bordner, a farm boy from Edon, Ohio, was enamored with magic during the depression years, and for $1000.00, became the firm's Junior Partner in September, 1934, at which point the firm moved from its rooms above the A&P Grocery in Colon to its present-day location, 124 St. Joseph Street, Colon. At the time, the company occupied a two-story frame building, formerly a carriage maker's workshop. When this building burned in 1938, it was rebuilt, and Abbott's currently occupies this address. <br />
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Despite the effects of the Great Depression on the national economy, the firm prospered, and its most prosperous years spanned 1939-1953. In that time, several branch locations were opened (in New York, Indianapolis, Detroit, Los Angeles, and Chicago), and during the war years, the firm employed a staff of as many as 54. Its massive catalog #9, published in 1947, was the largest of its kind, offering everything from pocket tricks to stage illusions. Abbott's manufactured most of the 1800+ items offered in that catalog in its own workshops, spread over seven buildings in Colon. The company slogan, "We pay the postage" became its trademark, and this, along with aggressive advertising, and constant trend-setting in the magic industry made it deserving of a moniker that Robert Lund would later lend to it: "The General Motors of the magic industry."<br />
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September, 1934 marked the introduction of Abbott's annual Get-Togethers, end-of-summer gatherings composed of magic shows, lectures, demonstrations, and general camaraderie. The [[Great Nicola]] was one of many professionals to appear on early Get-Together programs. The Get-Togethers tradition has continued to the present day, and now take place during the first week of August.<br />
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In 1959, just before Percy Abbott's death, [[Recil Bordner]] took the reins of the company and hired [[Neil Foster]] as company vice president. Bordner operated the business until his death in 1981, at which time his son, [[Greg Bordner]], became president. Greg Bordner operates Abbott's at present.<br />
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[[Category:Magic Dealers]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Abbott_Magic_%26_Novelty_Co.&diff=23611Abbott Magic & Novelty Co.2009-11-03T20:53:55Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>The Abbott Magic Novelty Company was formed in late 1933 by [[Percy Abbott]]. Though dates remain fuzzy, the company's first advertisement to the magic fraternity appeared, page 792, in [[The Linking Ring]] for January, 1934. In December, 1933, Percy Abbott placed an advertisement, page 729 in ''The Linking Ring'', selling Dr. [[Boris Zola]]'s effect, ''"Squash" It's Gone!"''<sup>*</sup>, to the fraternity. [[Sid Lorraine]] later said of this trick, in which a shot glass vanishes from between the magician's hands, that it was "the only time a shot glass started a career in magic." (See the introduction to Percy Abbott's ''A Lifetime in Magic'', 1960.)<br />
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* Note: ''In this first ad, the name of Dr. Boris Zola doesn't appear !!! ''<br />
<br />
Recil Bordner, a farm boy from Edon, Ohio, was enamored with magic during the depression years, and for $1000.00, became the firm's Junior Partner in September, 1934, at which point the firm moved from its rooms above the A&P Grocery in Colon to its present-day location, 124 St. Joseph Street, Colon. At the time, the company occupied a two-story frame building, formerly a carriage maker's workshop. When this building burned in 1938, it was rebuilt, and Abbott's currently occupies this address. <br />
<br />
Despite the effects of the Great Depression on the national economy, the firm prospered, and its most prosperous years spanned 1939-1953. In that time, several branch locations were opened (in New York, Indianapolis, Detroit, Los Angeles, and Chicago), and during the war years, the firm employed a staff of as many as 54. Its massive catalog #9, published in 1947, was the largest of its kind, offering everything from pocket tricks to stage illusions. Abbott's manufactured most of the 1800+ items offered in that catalog in its own workshops, spread over seven buildings in Colon. The company slogan, "We pay the postage" became its trademark, and this, along with aggressive advertising, and constant trend-setting in the magic industry made it deserving of a moniker that Robert Lund would later lend to it: "The General Motors of the magic industry."<br />
<br />
September, 1934 marked the introduction of Abbott's annual Get-Togethers, end-of-summer gatherings composed of magic shows, lectures, demonstrations, and general camaraderie. The [[Great Nicola]] was one of many professionals to appear on early Get-Together programs. The Get-Togethers tradition has continued to the present day, and now take place during the first week of August.<br />
<br />
In 1959, just before Percy Abbott's death, Recil Bordner took the reins of the company and hired [[Neil Foster]] as company vice president. Bordner operated the business until his death in 1981, at which time his son, Greg Bordner, became president. Greg Bordner operates Abbott's at present.<br />
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[[Category:Magic Dealers]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Giant_Milk_Can_Escape&diff=23607Giant Milk Can Escape2009-11-02T18:15:24Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>[[Milk Can Escape]] was an escape created by [[Harry Houdini]] in 1908 and introduced in St. Louis. Houdini would escape from inside a giant milk can filled with water. It became a very popular trick and he took it on tour throughout the U.S., England, and Germany.<br />
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In this effect, Houdini would be handcuffed and sealed inside an over-sized milk can filled with water and make his escape behind a curtain. As part of the effect, Houdini would invite members of the audience to hold their breath along with him while he was inside the can. Advertised with dramatic posters that proclaimed "Failure Means A Drowning Death", the escape proved to be a sensation. <br />
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Houdini soon modified the escape to include the Milk Can being locked inside a wooden chest. Houdini only performed the Milk Can escape as a regular part of his act for four years, but it remains one of the effects most associated with him.<br />
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Houdini's brother, [[Theodore Hardeen]], continued to perform the Milk Can (and the wooden chest variation) into the 1940s. <br />
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One original version of Houdini's Milk Can and his Overboard Box are housed at the [[American Museum of Magic]].<br />
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[[Category:Escapes]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=American_Museum_of_Magic&diff=23606American Museum of Magic2009-11-02T18:13:10Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>The [[American Museum of Magic]] is a repository of magic collectibles situated in Marshall, Michigan. It is one of the largest magic museums to be accessible to the public, and is frequently used by researchers in the fields of magical and theatrical history. The museum houses the collection of the late [[Robert Lund]], who co-founded the museum with his wife Elaine. <br />
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The museum is built around Lund's collection of posters, playbills, books, photos, apparatus, scrapbooks, letters and thousands of other pieces of magic memorabilia and ephemera. <br />
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The first building, on Marshall's Michigan Avenue, opened to the public on April 1 -- April Fool's Day -- in 1978, a few years after the Lunds moved to Marshall from their former home near Detroit. A second building, the vacated former Marshall Public Library on Marshall's Mansion Street, was purchased in 1999 and is available for research and studies upon request.<br />
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After Robert Lund died in 1995, Elaine Lund maintained the facility and supervised additions to the collection. Since Elaine Lund's passing in 2006, the museum has been governed by a board of directors and is a non-profit corporation.<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Wikipedia}}<br />
[[Category:History]]<br />
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<div>[[Robert Lund]] (May 4, 1925 - October 20, 1995) was born Robert "Bob" J. Lund in Saginaw, Michigan, and resided in the Detroit area for most of his life. He worked as a reporter and editor on the newspapers in Detroit, Chicago and New York. He was auto editor for Motor Magazine, and was auto editor for Popular Mechanics Magazine. Lund served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.<br />
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Lund, a noted magic historian and author, was also one of the world's foremost magic collectors. Realizing that he lacked the flair for performing, Lund decided to make his mark on the magic world by becoming a student of magic history and collecting anything and everything related to the art. His accumulation was called the "largest such collection in private hands." <br />
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Lund contributed articles to more than 20 magic journals and indexed numerous books on magic and magic history, including the Magico reprint of [[The Annals of Conjuring]]. He was the last editor of [[The Conjurors' Magazine]] (1948-1949), and edited the newsletter of the [[Magic Collectors Association]] (1962-1963). <br />
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He was awarded the [[Academy of Magical Arts]] Award of Merit in 1983, and the Literary Fellowship in 1988. He has also been honored by the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]] and the [[Society of American Magicians]]. <br />
<br />
With his wife, Elaine, Lund co-founded the [[American Museum of Magic]] in Marshall, Michigan. The museum is built around his collection of posters, playbills, books, photos, apparatus, scrapbooks, letters and thousands of other pieces of magic memorabilia and ephemera. The first building opened to the public April 1, 1978. A second building, the vacated former Marshall Public Library, was purchased in 1999. <br />
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Since Elaine Lund's passing in 2006, the museum has been governed by a board of directors and is a non-profit corporation.<br />
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== References ==<br />
* http://www.americanmuseumofmagic.org/index.html<br />
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[[Category:Biographies|Lund]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Robert_Lund&diff=23604Robert Lund2009-11-02T17:44:54Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>[[Robert Lund]] (May 4, 1925 - October 20, 1995) was born Robert "Bob" J. Lund in Saginaw, Michigan, and resided in the Detroit area for most of his life. He worked as a reporter and editor on the newspapers in Detroit, Chicago and New York. He was auto editor for Motor Magazine, and was auto editor for Popular Mechanics Magazine. Lund served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.<br />
<br />
Lund, a noted magic historian and author, was also one of the world's foremost magic collectors. Realizing that he lacked the flair for performing, Lund decided to make his mark on the magic world by becoming a student of magic history and collecting anything and everything related to the art. His accumulation was called the "largest such collection in private hands." <br />
<br />
Lund contributed articles to more than 20 magic journals and indexed numerous books on magic and magic history, including the Magico reprint of [[The Annals of Conjuring]]. He was the last editor of [[The Conjurors' Magazine]] (1948-1949), and edited the Magic Collectors Association Newsletter (1962-1963). <br />
<br />
He was awarded the [[Academy of Magical Arts]] Award of Merit in 1983, and the Literary Fellowship in 1988. He has also been honored by the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]] and the [[Society of American Magicians]]. <br />
<br />
With his wife, Elaine, Lund co-founded the [[American Museum of Magic]] in Marshall, Michigan. The museum is built around his collection of posters, playbills, books, photos, apparatus, scrapbooks, letters and thousands of other pieces of magic memorabilia and ephemera. The first building opened to the public April 1, 1978. A second building, the vacated former Marshall Public Library, was purchased in 1999. <br />
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Since Elaine Lund's passing in 2006, the museum has been governed by a board of directors and is a non-profit corporation.<br />
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== References ==<br />
* http://www.americanmuseumofmagic.org/index.html<br />
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[[Category:Biographies|Lund]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Robert_Lund&diff=23603Robert Lund2009-11-02T17:44:17Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>[[Robert Lund]] (May 4, 1925 - October 20, 1995) was born Robert "Bob" J. Lund in Saginaw, Michigan, and resided in the Detroit area for most of his life. He worked as a reporter and editor on the newspapers in Detroit, Chicago and New York. He was auto editor for Motor Magazine, and was auto editor for Popular Mechanics Magazine. Lund served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.<br />
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Lund, a noted magic historian and author, was also one of the world's foremost magic collectors. Realizing that he lacked the flair for performing, Lund decided to make his mark on the magic world by becoming a student of magic history and collecting anything and everything related to the art. His accumulation was called the "largest such collection in private hands." <br />
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Lund contributed articles to more than 20 magic journals and indexed numerous books on magic and magic history, including the Magico reprint of [[The Annals of Conjuring]]. He was the last editor of The Conjurors' Magazine (1948-1949), and edited the Magic Collectors Association Newsletter (1962-1963). <br />
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He was awarded the [[Academy of Magical Arts]] Award of Merit in 1983, and the Literary Fellowship in 1988. He has also been honored by the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]] and the [[Society of American Magicians]]. <br />
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With his wife, Elaine, Lund co-founded the [[American Museum of Magic]] in Marshall, Michigan. The museum is built around his collection of posters, playbills, books, photos, apparatus, scrapbooks, letters and thousands of other pieces of magic memorabilia and ephemera. The first building opened to the public April 1, 1978. A second building, the vacated former Marshall Public Library, was purchased in 1999. <br />
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Since Elaine Lund's passing in 2006, the museum has been governed by a board of directors and is a non-profit corporation.<br />
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== References ==<br />
* http://www.americanmuseumofmagic.org/index.html<br />
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[[Category:Biographies|Lund]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=The_Annals_of_Conjuring&diff=23602The Annals of Conjuring2009-11-02T17:43:10Z<p>Jcsherwood: /* Editions */</p>
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<div>[[The Annals of Conjuring]] by [[Sydney W. Clarke]] was first published serially in the pages of The [[Magic Wand]] from 1924 to 1928, then later in book form (1929, 1983, 2001). <br />
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It was a landmark in the recorded history of conjuring, representing the most detailed work on the subject at the time (and possibly even now) covering magic in England and Europe up until the early 1900's.<br />
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== Contents ==<br />
* Ancient Conjuring<br />
* The Medieval Jugglers<br />
* The Jugglers’ Tricks<br />
* Hocus Pocus<br />
* The English Showmen<br />
* Continental Conjurers<br />
* The Decline of Conjuring<br />
* The Wizard of the North and the Mechanical Conjurers<br />
* Robert-Houdin<br />
* From Robert-Houdin to Maskelyne<br />
* Maskelyne and Cooke<br />
* Conjurers of Yesterday and To-Day<br />
* Oriental Conjurers <br />
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== History ==<br />
Clarke's friend [[John Nevil Maskelyne]] was the one that suggested he should write a history of conjuring and gave him access to the records at Maskelyne’s theatre. Clarke sources included existing literature, first-hand details from reliable individuals and contemporary records; original programmes and playbills of nineteenth-century performers; engravings of conjurers; and newspaper reports and advertisements.<br />
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At the time when Clarke began working on The Annals, very few histories of conjuring had yet been published. Works available to Clarke that focused mostly on conjuring (as opposed to occult magic) was Thomas Frost’s [[The Lives of the Conjurors]] (1876), [[Henry Ridgely Evans]]' [[Magic and Its Professors ]] (1902) and [[The Old and the New Magic]] (1906 and 1909), Houdini’s [[The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin]] (1908) and his [[Conjurers' Monthly]] Magazine (1906-1908). <br />
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At the conclusion of his work, Clarke acknowledged the help from John Nevil Maskelyne, Angelo J. Lewis ([[Professor Hoffmann]]), [[Harry Houdini]], and [[Adolphe Blind]], all who had died before the serial work in The Magic Wand was completed. He also thanked [[David Devant]], [[George W. Hunter]], and [[Sidney Oldridge]] for their assistance.<br />
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At the beginning of his project, he furnished references to some sections of his text, but by and large he did not adopt any academic procedure. Most likely because he was writing for a magazine catering to the general interests of magicians.<br />
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The original intention had been to publish the work as a book as seen by advertisements in The Magic Wand starting in 1919. When only a few people expressed interest, he abandoned thoughts of publishing it in book form. George Johnson, editor of The Magic Wand, did serialized it years later.<br />
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It is also known that the original intention had been to include a bibliography in The Annals. However, the decision was made to issue it as a separate entity as [[The Bibliography of Conjuring and Kindred Arts]]. It was compiled by with friend Adolphe Blind and published by George Johnson in 1920.<br />
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Clarke’s original manuscript, his earlier drafts of the text, and any notes he would have made, did not survive. In 1983, T. E. B. "Tibby" Clarke confirmed that the only relevant book in the family’s possession was copy number 1 of the limited edition of four copies of The Annals published by George Johnson in 1929, and that there were no other pertinent papers.<br />
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== Editions ==<br />
* Magic Wand Serial (1924-1928)<br />
* London, George Johnson (1929) <br />
* Magico Magazine, New York, 291 pages, plus an 84 page comprehensive index by [[Robert Lund]] (1983)<br />
* Miracle Factory, edited by Edwin A. Dawes and Todd Karr in collaboration with Bob Read(2001) <br />
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=== Miracle Factory edition ===<br />
The Annals of Conjuring by Sidney W. Clarke, edited by Edwin A. Dawes and Todd Karr in collaboration with Bob Read was published 2001.<br />
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This new Annals added over 500 endnotes with many new discoveries; an introduction by Edwin A. Dawes; biographical essays on Clarke; Clarke's personal annotations; a new index and bibliography. <br />
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Bob Read, who had been a keen student of The Annals, made available his own notes and the resources of his collection of engravings. <br />
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In section 1 of the Additional Resources section, Read provides an account of the discovery of Arthur Watson’s important contributions.<br />
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== References ==<br />
* Edwin A. Dawes' preface to The Annals of Conjuring, [[Miracle Factory]].<br />
* ISBN 0971040508<br />
* http://www.worldcat.org/isbn/0945296363<br />
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<div>The [[Psychic Entertainers Association]] is an international organization of performers with a serious interest in the ethical performance of psychic entertainment, [[Mentalism]] and [[Bizarre Magick]]. <br />
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The organization was founded on May 26, 1978, and is governed by a board of directors. Its membership comprises mentalists, bizarrists, hypnotists, readers and allied artists, including full-time, part-time, and retired entertainers.<br />
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The organization distributes a monthly journal, [[Vibrations]] and a monthly e-mail newsletter, "eVibes." Members have access to an interactive Internet forum called The Raven's Nest and an automated auction service, and may attend the group's annual convention, called "Meeting of the Minds."<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
* http://www.p-e-a.org/about.html<br />
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[[Category:Bizarre Magick]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Robert_Lund&diff=23600Robert Lund2009-11-02T17:33:02Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>[[Robert Lund]] (May 4, 1925 - October 20, 1995) was born Robert "Bob" J. Lund in Saginaw, Michigan, and resided in the Detroit area for most of his life. He worked as a reporter and editor on the newspapers in Detroit, Chicago and New York. He was auto editor for Motor Magazine, and was auto editor for Popular Mechanics Magazine. Lund served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.<br />
<br />
Lund, a noted magic historian and author, was also one of the world's foremost magic collectors. Realizing that he lacked the flair for performing, Lund decided to make his mark on the magic world by becoming a student of magic history and collecting anything and everything related to the art. His accumulation was called the "largest such collection in private hands." <br />
<br />
Lund contributed articles to more than 20 magic journals and indexed numerous books on magic and magic history. He was the last editor of The Conjurors' Magazine (1948-1949), and edited the Magic Collectors Association Newsletter (1962-1963). <br />
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He was awarded the [[Academy of Magical Arts]] Award of Merit in 1983, and the Literary Fellowship in 1988. He has also been honored by the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]] and the [[Society of American Magicians]]. <br />
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With his wife, Elaine, Lund co-founded the [[American Museum of Magic]] in Marshall, Michigan. The museum is built around his collection of posters, playbills, books, photos, apparatus, scrapbooks, letters and thousands of other pieces of magic memorabilia and ephemera. The first building opened to the public April 1, 1978. A second building, the vacated former Marshall Public Library, was purchased in 1999. <br />
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Since Elaine Lund's passing in 2006, the museum has been governed by a board of directors and is a non-profit corporation.<br />
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== References ==<br />
* http://www.americanmuseumofmagic.org/index.html<br />
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[[Category:Biographies|Lund]]</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=American_Museum_of_Magic&diff=23599American Museum of Magic2009-11-02T17:30:11Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>The [[American Museum of Magic]] is a repository of magic collectibles situated in Marshall, Michigan. It is one of the largest magic museums to be accessible to the public, and is frequently used by researchers in the fields of magical and theatrical history. The museum houses the collection of the late [[Robert Lund]], who co-founded the museum with his wife Elaine. <br />
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The museum is built around Lund's collection of posters, playbills, books, photos, apparatus, scrapbooks, letters and thousands of other pieces of magic memorabilia and ephemera. <br />
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The first building opened to the public on April 1 -- April Fool's Day -- in 1978, a few years after the Lunds moved to Marshall from their former home near Detroit. A second building, the vacated former Marshall Public Library, was purchased in 1999, and is open for research and studies upon request.<br />
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After Robert Lund died in 1995, Elaine Lund maintained the facility and supervised additions to the collection. Since Elaine Lund's passing in 2006, the museum has been governed by a board of directors and is a non-profit corporation.<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Wikipedia}}<br />
[[Category:History]]<br />
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<div>{{Wikipedia|Teller (magician)}}<br />
[[Teller]] (born Raymond Joseph Teller on February 14, 1948) is an American illusionist, comedian and writer best known as the silent half of the comedy magic duo known as [[Penn & Teller]], along with [[Penn Jillette]]. He legally changed his name to "Teller" and possesses one of the few United States passports issued in a single name.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
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Teller was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His parents were of Russian Jewish and Cuban descent. However, as Penn Jillette revealed in the Bullshit! episode dealing with reparations, he learned of his Jewish ancestry only within the past decade. He attended Central High School and Amherst College and taught Latin at Lawrence High School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.<br />
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Teller is an accomplished sleight-of-hand artist and is considered an expert on the history of magic. He is also a talented painter. He is an atheist, debunker, skeptic, and Fellow of the Cato Institute (a libertarian think-tank organization which also lists his partner Penn Jillette as a Fellow). The Cato Institute association is featured prominently in the Penn and Teller Showtime TV series Bullshit!.<br />
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He collaborated with Jillette on three magic books, and he is also the author of "When I'm Dead All This Will Be Yours!": Joe Teller - A Portrait by His Kid (2000), a biography/memoir of his father. The book features his father's paintings and cartoons which were strongly influenced by George Lichty's Grin and Bear It. The book was favorably reviewed by Publishers Weekly:<br />
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When Teller, the quiet half of the [[Penn & Teller]] showbiz team, made one of his monthly Philadelphia visits to see his parents, Joe and Irene ("Pad" and "Mam"), he was shown 100 unpublished cartoons his father drew in 1939. These "wryly observed scenes of Philadelphia street life," as Teller describes them, are in a loose, sketchy style imitative of the great George Lichty (1905-1983), famed for his long-run syndicated "Grin and Bear It." Teller and his father's "memories began to pump and the stories flowed" after they opened boxes of old letters that Teller read out loud (learning for the first time about a period in his parents' lives that he knew nothing about, such as the fact that his father's name is really Israel Max Teller). Joe's Depression-era hobo adventures led to travels throughout the U.S., Canada and Alaska, and by 1933, he returned to Philadelphia for art study. After Joe and Irene met during evening art classes, they married, and Joe worked half-days as a Philadelphia Inquirer copy boy. When the Inquirer rejected his cartoons, he moved into advertising art just as WWII began. Employing excerpts from letters and postcards, Teller successfully re-creates the world of his parents in a relaxed writing style of light humor and easy (yet highly effective) transitions between the past and present.<br />
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Teller does not speak while performing although there are occasional exceptions, usually when the audience is not aware of it. For example, he did the voice of "Mofo the Psychic Gorilla" in their early Broadway show with the help of a radio mike cupped in his hand. Teller's trademark silence originated during his youth, when he earned a living performing magic at college fraternity parties. He found that if he maintained silence throughout his act, spectators refrained from throwing beer and heckling him and focused more on his performance.<br />
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Teller began performing with friend Weir Chrisemer as The Ottmar Scheckt Society for the Preservation of Weird and Disgusting Music. Teller met Penn Jillette in 1975, where they joined a three-person act called [[Asparagus Valley Cultural Society]], which played in San Francisco. In 1981 they began performing exclusively together as "Penn & Teller," a professional partnership that continues to this day.<br />
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==Books by Teller==<br />
* "When I'm Dead All This Will Be Yours!": Joe Teller -- A Portrait by His Kid (2000) ISBN 0-922233-22-5<br />
* House of Mystery: The Magic Science of David P. Abbott (editor)<br />
* Jillette, Penn and Teller (1992). Penn & Teller's How to Play with Your Food. New York: Villard. ISBN 0679743111. <br />
* Jillette, Penn and Teller (1997). Penn & Teller's How to Play in Traffic. Berkley Trade. ISBN 978-1572972933. <br />
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[[Category:Biographies|Teller]]<br />
[[Category:American magicians|Teller]]<br />
[[Category:Professional magicians|Teller]]<br />
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<div>{{Wikipedia|Teller (magician)}}<br />
[[Teller]] (born Raymond Joseph Teller on February 14, 1948) is an American illusionist, comedian and writer best known as the silent half of the comedy magic duo known as [[Penn & Teller]], along with [[Penn Jillette]]. He legally changed his name to "Teller" and possesses one of the few United States passports issued in a single name.<br />
<br />
==Biography==<br />
<br />
Teller was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His parents were of Russian Jewish and Cuban descent. However, as Penn Jillette revealed in the Bullshit! episode dealing with reparations, he learned of his Jewish ancestry only within the past decade. He attended Central High School and Amherst College and taught Latin at Lawrence High School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.<br />
<br />
Teller is an accomplished sleight-of-hand artist and is considered an expert on the history of magic. He is also a talented painter. He is an atheist, debunker, skeptic, and Fellow of the Cato Institute (a libertarian think-tank organization which also lists his partner Penn Jillette as a Fellow). The Cato Institute association is featured prominently in the Penn and Teller Showtime TV series Bullshit!.<br />
<br />
He collaborated with Jillette on three magic books, and he is also the author of "When I'm Dead All This Will Be Yours!": Joe Teller - A Portrait by His Kid (2000), a biography/memoir of his father. The book features his father's paintings and cartoons which were strongly influenced by George Lichty's Grin and Bear It. The book was favorably reviewed by Publishers Weekly:<br />
<br />
When Teller, the quiet half of the [[Penn & Teller]] showbiz team, made one of his monthly Philadelphia visits to see his parents, Joe and Irene ("Pad" and "Mam"), he was shown 100 unpublished cartoons his father drew in 1939. These "wryly observed scenes of Philadelphia street life," as Teller describes them, are in a loose, sketchy style imitative of the great George Lichty (1905-1983), famed for his long-run syndicated "Grin and Bear It." Teller and his father's "memories began to pump and the stories flowed" after they opened boxes of old letters that Teller read out loud (learning for the first time about a period in his parents' lives that he knew nothing about, such as the fact that his father's name is really Israel Max Teller). Joe's Depression-era hobo adventures led to travels throughout the U.S., Canada and Alaska, and by 1933, he returned to Philadelphia for art study. After Joe and Irene met during evening art classes, they married, and Joe worked half-days as a Philadelphia Inquirer copy boy. When the Inquirer rejected his cartoons, he moved into advertising art just as WWII began. Employing excerpts from letters and postcards, Teller successfully re-creates the world of his parents in a relaxed writing style of light humor and easy (yet highly effective) transitions between the past and present.<br />
<br />
Teller does not speak while performing although there are occasional exceptions, usually when the audience is not aware of it. For example, he did the voice of "Mofo the Psychic Gorilla" in their early Broadway show with the help of a radio mike cupped in his hand. Teller's trademark silence originated during his youth, when he earned a living performing magic at college fraternity parties. He found that if he maintained silence throughout his act, spectators refrained from throwing beer and heckling him and focused more on his performance.<br />
<br />
Teller began performing with friend Weir Chrisemer as The Ottmar Scheckt Society for the Preservation of Weird and Disgusting Music. Teller met Penn Jillette in 1975, where they joined a three-person act called [[Asparagus Valley Cultural Society]], which played in San Francisco. In 1981 they began performing exclusively together as "Penn & Teller", an act that continues to this day.<br />
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==Books by Teller==<br />
* "When I'm Dead All This Will Be Yours!": Joe Teller -- A Portrait by His Kid (2000) ISBN 0-922233-22-5<br />
* House of Mystery: The Magic Science of David P. Abbott (editor)<br />
* Jillette, Penn and Teller (1992). Penn & Teller's How to Play with Your Food. New York: Villard. ISBN 0679743111. <br />
* Jillette, Penn and Teller (1997). Penn & Teller's How to Play in Traffic. Berkley Trade. ISBN 978-1572972933. <br />
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[[Category:Biographies|Teller]]<br />
[[Category:American magicians|Teller]]<br />
[[Category:Professional magicians|Teller]]<br />
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<div>{{Wikipedia|Teller (magician)}}<br />
[[Teller]] (born Raymond Joseph Teller on February 14, 1948) is an American illusionist, comedian and writer best known as the silent half of the comedy magic duo known as [[Penn & Teller]], along with [[Penn Jillette]]. He legally changed his name to "Teller" and possesses one of the few United States passports issued in a single name.<br />
<br />
==Biography==<br />
<br />
Teller was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His parents were of Russian Jewish and Cuban descent. However, as Penn Jillette revealed in the Bullshit! episode dealing with reparations, he learned of his Jewish ancestry only within the past decade. He attended Central High School and Amherst College and taught Latin at Lawrence High School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.<br />
<br />
Teller is an accomplished sleight-of-hand artist and is considered an expert on the history of magic. He is also a talented painter. He is an atheist, debunker, skeptic, and Fellow of the Cato Institute (a libertarian think-tank organization which also lists his partner Penn Jillette as a Fellow). The Cato Institute association is featured prominently in the Penn and Teller Showtime TV series Bullshit!.<br />
<br />
He collaborated with Jillette on three magic books, and he is also the author of "When I'm Dead All This Will Be Yours!": Joe Teller - A Portrait by His Kid (2000), a biography/memoir of his father. The book features his father's paintings and cartoons which were strongly influenced by George Lichty's Grin and Bear It. The book was favorably reviewed by Publishers Weekly:<br />
<br />
When Teller, the quiet half of the [[Penn & Teller]] showbiz team, made one of his monthly Philadelphia visits to see his parents, Joe and Irene ("Pad" and "Mam"), he was shown 100 unpublished cartoons his father drew in 1939. These "wryly observed scenes of Philadelphia street life," as Teller describes them, are in a loose, sketchy style imitative of the great George Lichty (1905-1983), famed for his long-run syndicated "Grin and Bear It." Teller and his father's "memories began to pump and the stories flowed" after they opened boxes of old letters that Teller read out loud (learning for the first time about a period in his parents' lives that he knew nothing about, such as the fact that his father's name is really Israel Max Teller). Joe's Depression-era hobo adventures led to travels throughout the U.S., Canada and Alaska, and by 1933, he returned to Philadelphia for art study. After Joe and Irene met during evening art classes, they married, and Joe worked half-days as a Philadelphia Inquirer copy boy. When the Inquirer rejected his cartoons, he moved into advertising art just as WWII began. Employing excerpts from letters and postcards, Teller successfully re-creates the world of his parents in a relaxed writing style of light humor and easy (yet highly effective) transitions between the past and present.<br />
<br />
Teller does not speak while performing although there are occasional exceptions, usually when the audience is not aware of it. For example, he did the voice of "Mofo the Psychic Gorilla" in their early Broadway show with the help of a radio mike cupped in his hand. Teller's trademark silence originated during his youth, when he earned a living performing magic at college fraternity parties. He found that if he maintained silence throughout his act, spectators refrained from throwing beer and heckling him and focused more on his performance.<br />
<br />
Teller began performing with friend Weir Chrisemer as The Ottmar Scheckt Society for the Preservation of Weird and Disgusting Music. Teller met Penn Jillette in 1975, where they joined a three-person act called [[Asparagus Valley Cultural Society]], which played in San Francisco. In 1981 they began performing exclusively together as "Penn & Teller", an act that continues to this day.<br />
<br />
==Books by Teller==<br />
* "When I'm Dead All This Will Be Yours!": Joe Teller -- A Portrait by His Kid (2000) ISBN 0-922233-22-5<br />
* House of Mystery: The Magic Science of David P. Abbott (editor)<br />
* Jillette, Penn and Teller (1992). Penn and Teller's How to Play with Your Food. New York: Villard. ISBN 0679743111. <br />
* Jillette, Penn and Teller (1997). Penn and Teller's How to Play in Traffic. Berkley Trade. ISBN 978-1572972933. <br />
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[[Category:Biographies|Teller]]<br />
[[Category:American magicians|Teller]]<br />
[[Category:Professional magicians|Teller]]<br />
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{{LivingPerson}}</div>Jcsherwoodhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Skeptical_Inquirer&diff=23595Skeptical Inquirer2009-11-02T17:12:43Z<p>Jcsherwood: </p>
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<div>[[Skeptical Inquirer]] is the magazine published by The [[Committee for Skeptical Inquiry]] (CSI). Some of the founding members of CSI include [[James Randi]] and [[Martin Gardner]]. A list of CSI fellows is published in every issue; these have included the late [[Jerry Andrus]].<br />
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== References ==<br />
* http://www.csicop.org/about/<br />
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