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'''Jack Avis''' ( | '''Jack Avis''' (b.1921-d.2004), a printer by profession, was a British close-up magician and inventor. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == |
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Jack Avis | |
Born | July 27, 1921 Beckenham, Kent, England |
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Died | January 8, 2004 (age 82) Beckenham, Kent, England |
Categories | Books by Jack Avis |
Jack Avis (b.1921-d.2004), a printer by profession, was a British close-up magician and inventor.
Biography
Avis served in the British army over in Africa and Italy. At one time he performed under the stage name Siva, which is Avis spelled backwards, which is also the name used for the card sleight he created (Siva count).
Author of over four hundred items in magazines, books and contributions to Pallbearer's Review, Epilogue, Pentagram and many other magic periodicals.
Books
- Vis a Vis: A Jack Avis Book with John Derris, published by Richard Kaufman (1998)
- Ahead of the Pack with Lewis Jones (2002)
- Rara Avis Compiled by Anthony Brahams (2006) (Sixty Years of Magic from the Private Notebooks of Jack Avis).
References
- Obit Genii, Vol. 67, No. 3, March 2004, Genii Speaks – RICHARD KAUFMAN, page 10
- Obit The Linking Ring, Vol. 84, No. 3, March 2004, Jack Avis, page 127
- http://www.magicweek.co.uk/magic_articles/article_jack_avis.htm, Jack Avis 1921-2004, A Tribute by John Derris
- http://www.magictimes.com/archives/2004/2004-01-12.htm
- http://www.lybrary.com/jack-avis-m-90092.html