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J. F. Orrin

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J. F. Orrin
BornJames F. Orrin
1897
Sussex
DiedApril 28, 1976
Sussex
CategoriesBooks by J. F. Orrin

J. F. Orrin, from England, was an author and gave many demonstrations at Magic Circle functions for over 40 years.[1][2] He died in a nursing home, after a long illness, at the age of 79.

Books

[3]

  • The Conjurer's Vade Mecum (reviewed in Paul Fleming Book Reviews) (1922)
  • Easy Magic for Evening Parties (1923)
  • Ring up Curtain (1930)
  • Put It Over (1933)
  • On With The Show (1943)
  • CARDBOARD, GLUE & ELASTIC (1946)
  • MECHANICAL MAGIC (1952)
  • Cardano the Gambling Scholar (1953)

References

  1. Obit Magic Circular, May/June, 1976
  2. The Magic Circular, Vol. 70, No. 771, April 1976, Obituaries, J. F. ORRIN, M.LM.C., page 118
  3. NINTH COLLECTORS ANNUAL, A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS ON CONJURING AND THE ALLIED ARTS IN THE J. B. FINDLAY COLLECTION
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 27, No. 6. August 1947, MR. J. F. ORRIN ... M.I.M.C. by "Dexter" of Australia, page 24
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 88, No. 8, August 2008, OUR SIDE OF THE POND, by Elizabeth Warlock, page 70