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Don Tanner (1924 - May 30, 1981) was a technician for the Telephone company by trade.  
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'''Don Tanner''' (b.1924-d.1981), a technician for the Telephone company by trade, was editor of The [[New Phoenix]] (1960-1965) and founder/editor of the [[Mentalist]]. He was also the Parade Editor for the [[Linking Ring]] for a some time.


He was the directory of Magi-Fest convention in Ohio.
== Biography ==
He was the director of [[Magi-Fest]] convention in Ohio.


Don worked closely with [[Gen Grant]], when Grant moved back to Columbus,  
Tanner worked closely with [[U.F. Grant]], when Grant moved back to Columbus,  


Editor of The [[New Phoenix]] (1960-1965)
== Books ==
 
*[[How To Do Cigarette Tricks]] (1957)
Founder and editor of The [[Mentalist]]
*[[How To Do Headline Predictions]] (1957)
 
*[[Coffee Break Magic]] (with [[John Murray]]) (1959)
He was the Parade Editor for the [[Linking Ring]] for a some time.
*[[Grant's Manual of Magic]] (1964)


== Books ==
{{References}}
*Coffe Break Magic
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 31, No. 4, June 1951, Don Tanner, Thaumaturgist by Eddie Clever, page 9
*How To Do Cigarette Tricks (1957)
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 31, No. 4, June 1951, DON TANNER PARADE, edited by Eddie Clever – illustrations by Nelson C. Hahne, page 51
*How To Do Headline Predictions (1957)
* The New Phoenix, Issue 344, 1957, WHO IS DON TANNER?, page 201
*Manual of Magic
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 48. No. 9, September 1968, OUR COVER DON TANNER, page 37
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 61, No. 7, July 1981, Don Tanner Succumbs, page 107
* The New Tops, Vol. 21, No. 7, July 1981, In Memoriam Don Tanner, page 43
* [[Genii 1981 August|Genii, Vol. 45, No. 8, August 1981]], Obit Don Tanner, page 527


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Latest revision as of 19:29, 18 December 2024

Don Tanner
Don Tanner seated at a desk with arms crossed. He's wearing glasses.
Don Tanner at Ohio Bell, Nov. 1968
BornDonald Tanner
January 04, 1924
Columbus, Ohio
DiedMay 30, 1981 (age 57)
Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus
CategoriesBooks by Don Tanner

Don Tanner (b.1924-d.1981), a technician for the Telephone company by trade, was editor of The New Phoenix (1960-1965) and founder/editor of the Mentalist. He was also the Parade Editor for the Linking Ring for a some time.

Biography

He was the director of Magi-Fest convention in Ohio.

Tanner worked closely with U.F. Grant, when Grant moved back to Columbus,

Books

References

  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 31, No. 4, June 1951, Don Tanner, Thaumaturgist by Eddie Clever, page 9
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 31, No. 4, June 1951, DON TANNER PARADE, edited by Eddie Clever – illustrations by Nelson C. Hahne, page 51
  • The New Phoenix, Issue 344, 1957, WHO IS DON TANNER?, page 201
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 48. No. 9, September 1968, OUR COVER DON TANNER, page 37
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 61, No. 7, July 1981, Don Tanner Succumbs, page 107
  • The New Tops, Vol. 21, No. 7, July 1981, In Memoriam Don Tanner, page 43
  • Genii, Vol. 45, No. 8, August 1981, Obit Don Tanner, page 527