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| alt = | | alt = Don Tanner seated at a desk with arms crossed. He's wearing glasses. | ||
| caption = | | caption = Don Tanner at Ohio Bell, Nov. 1968 | ||
| birth_name = | | birth_name = Donald Tanner | ||
| birth_day = | | birth_day = January 04, | ||
| birth_year = 1924 | | birth_year = 1924 | ||
| birth_place = Columbus, Ohio | | birth_place = Columbus, Ohio | ||
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Don Tanner (1924-1981), 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. | '''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 == | == Biography == | ||
He was the | He was the director of [[Magi-Fest]] convention in Ohio. | ||
Tanner worked closely with [[U.F. Grant]], when Grant moved back to Columbus, | Tanner worked closely with [[U.F. Grant]], when Grant moved back to Columbus, | ||
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* 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, 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 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. 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 Linking Ring, Vol. 61, No. 7, July 1981, Don Tanner Succumbs, page 107 | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:29, 18 December 2024
| Don Tanner | |
 Don Tanner at Ohio Bell, Nov. 1968 | |
| Born | Donald Tanner January 04, 1924 Columbus, Ohio |
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| Died | May 30, 1981 (age 57) Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus |
| Categories | Books 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
- How To Do Cigarette Tricks (1957)
- How To Do Headline Predictions (1957)
- Coffee Break Magic (with John Murray) (1959)
- Grant's Manual of Magic (1964)
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