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Connie Boyd is a Canadian magician, inventor, producer and director who has appeared on television shows such as “Masters of Illusion,” “the Best Magic of Las Vegas” and the “World Magic Awards”

Biography

Boyd launched her magic career at the Riviera Hotel in the SPLASH showroom in Las Vegas in 1987. She starred & headlined in production shows such as the Folies Bergere at the Tropicana Hotel, Jubilee at Bally’s and opened for celebrities such as Louie Anderson at the Celebrity Room, Bally’s and Eddy Arnold’s retirement performances at the Orleans both in Las Vegas.

Boyd worked with Don Wayne since 1988 and Joanie Spina since 1991. She credits both as friends, mentors and strong influencers with her magic, her development and her skill set.

Boyd won Best Cabaret Magician in 1999 at the World Magic Awards in Los Angeles and the “Prix du Public” at the Grand Prix du Magique in MonteCarlo in 1996. In 2022 she was presented an Academy of Magical Arts Special Fellowship Award by Diana Zimmerman for her, "ongoing efforts to expand the parameters of the community of magicians".

At Max Maven's invitation Boyd presented a lecture "How Women Influence Magic" at FISM in Quebec City July 2022.

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-'''Larry Jennings''' (b.1933-d.1997), born Alfred Lawrence Jennings in Detroit, Michigan.  His name was legally changed in the early 1950's by the U.S. Navy to avoid confusion with another sailor of the same name. Larry was known for his close-up card technique and friendship with [[Dai Vernon]].
+'''Connie Boyd''' is a Canadian magician, inventor, producer and director who has appeared on television shows such as “Masters of Illusion,” “the Best Magic of Las Vegas” and the “World Magic Awards”
 == Biography ==
+Boyd launched her magic career at the Riviera Hotel in the SPLASH showroom in Las Vegas in 1987. She starred & headlined in production shows such as the Folies Bergere at the Tropicana Hotel, Jubilee at Bally’s and opened for celebrities such as Louie Anderson at the Celebrity Room, Bally’s and Eddy Arnold’s retirement performances at the Orleans both in Las Vegas.
-Growing up, Larry divided his time between staying with his father in Detroit and his mother in Georgia.  Larry joined the United States Navy when was only 16. While in the Navy, a fellow sailor showed Larry a trick and he kept pestering the sailor to teach him. After his discharge, Larry moved to Detroit where he meets and eventually marries a French-Canadian woman named Nina Chauvin who was living in Windsor, Ontario.  Larry worked as a combustion engineer.
+Boyd worked with [[Don Wayne]] since 1988 and [[Joanie Spina]] since 1991. She credits both as friends, mentors and strong influencers with her magic, her development and her skill set.
-In 1956, while in Windsor, [[Ron Wilson]] moved across the hall from Larry. Ron introduced Larry to the magic of [[Ed Marlo]] and [[Dai Vernon]]. Larry soon became a member of the [[Windsor Magic Circle]].
+Boyd won Best Cabaret Magician in 1999 at the World Magic Awards in Los Angeles and the “Prix du Public” at the Grand Prix du Magique in MonteCarlo in 1996. In 2022 she was presented an Academy of Magical Arts Special Fellowship Award by [[Diana Zimmerman]] for her, "ongoing efforts to expand the parameters of the community of magicians".
-In the early 1960s, Larry met [[Dai Vernon]] for the first time at a convention in Cleveland. In 1961 at the Columbus [[MagiFest]], Larry then meets fellow cardman [[Bruce Cervon]] and they become fast friends.
+At [[Max Maven]]'s invitation Boyd presented a lecture "How Women Influence Magic" at FISM in Quebec City July 2022.
-In 1964, [[Karrell Fox]] tells Larry about the [[Magic Castle]]. Knowing that Dai Vernon was living in Hollywood, Larry quits his job and moves to California where he gets a job working for [[Leo Behnke]]’s father in the plumbing repair business. Larry becomes friends with Dai Vernon and starts to study magic under him.
+[[Connie Boyd |Read more about Connie Boyd...]]
-[[Larry Jennings|Read more about Larry Jennings…]]

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