Eric C. Lewis

Eric C. Lewis
Cover of Genii (1969)
Born	Eric Charles Lewis November 23, 1908 Northampton near London, England
Died	June 06, 1993 (age 84) Orange
Categories	Books by Eric C. Lewis

Eric C. Lewis (1908-1993) was a British-born illusion builder who emigrated to the United States.

Biography

His best known creation is the Diminishing Silk Production. He founded the MagiCraft Magic Manufacturing Co. He also worked with illusion builder John Gaughan before his retirement.

He authored over 20 books.

His son Martin Lewis carries on the magic tradition.

Awards

The Academy of Magical Arts voted him Stage Magician of the Year twice, honored him with a Literary Fellowship and in 1985 awarded him the Masters Fellowship.

Books

• Well I Never! (1931)
• Magical Mentality (1935)
• Magic As We Do It (1935) (with Dan Bellman)
• The Magic of 1936 (1936)
• The Magic of 1937 (1937)
• Magic for Moderns (1937)
• Studies in Mystery (1941)
• More Studies in Mystery (1941)
• Further Studies in Mystery (1944)
• Modus Operandi (1944)
• Magic To Entertain (1947)
• Open Sesame (1947) (with Wilfred Tyler)
• Opus Thirteen (1951)
• Eric Lewis’ Rope Routine (The Triple Cut Rope Routine) (1969)
• A Choice of Miracles (1980)
• A Continuation of Miracles (1981)
• The Crowning Miracles (1983)
• Martin's Miracles (1985)
• The Berg Book (1983) (with David Avadon)
• P.T. Selbit: Magical Innovator (1989) (with Peter Warlock)
• The Genius of Robert Harbin (1997) (with Mike Caveney)

References

• Genii 1969 October (cover)
• The Linking Ring, Vol. 61, No. 12, December 1981, Memoirs Of A Magician's Ghost, by John Booth, CHAPTER 164 – Meet Freddy The Bear's Boss, page 53
• The Linking Ring, Vol. 73, No. 8, August 1993, Broken Wand, ERIC C. LEWIS, November 23, 1908 – June 6, 1993, page 107
• The Linking Ring, Vol. 74, No. 9, September 1994, Memoirs of a Magician's Ghost, by John Booth, CHAPTER 285 – Tarbell's Death, Dr. Gloye's Reminiscences and Eric Lewis' Legacy, page 70