Mark Raffles

Mark Raffles
Born	Albert Taylor, Jr. January 22, 1922 Manchester, England
Nationality	British

Mark Raffles (b.1922) was mentioned in 2016 as the Oldest Working Magician in the World at 97 years young. Many articles incorrectly report that he was born in 1919, when in fact he was born in 1922. Mark Raffles himself propagated this error in interviews for reasons unknown.

Awards and Honors

• Member of the Inner Magic Circle with Gold Star
• President and Honorary Life Vice-President of the Blackpool Magicians Club
• The Magic Circle Carlton Comedy Award
• Winner of the First Grand Prix Champion of Magic
• The Murray Award, Champion of General Magic
• Larry Spencer Pro of the Year Award, All Winners Magical Championships
• Best of British Performers
• Service to Magic Awards

Bibliography

Books

• The Pickpocket Secrets of Mark Raffles (1982)
• Magic All The Way – Diamond Jubilee Memoirs - 60 years in show business (1997)

Videos

• Mark Raffles, The Legacy, DVD

References

• The Magic Circular, Vol. 82, No. 887, July 1988, A Rich Cabinet, by Edwin A. Dawes - 145. No Business Like Show Business: The Mark Raffles Story. Part One, page 128
• The Magic Circular, Vol. 82, No. 888, August 1988, A Rich Cabinet, by Edwin A. Dawes - 146. The Formative Years and Emergence of Ray St. Clair: The Mark Raffles Story. Part Two, page 156
• The Magic Circular, Vol. 82, No. 889, September-October 1988, A Rich Cabinet, by Edwin A. Dawes - 147. Pickpocketing, Progeny and Poodles: The Mark Raffles Story. Part Three, page 184
• The Magic Circular, Vol. 92, No. 987, July 1998, This Is Your Life, Mark Raffles, by Peter Blanchard, page 200
• Cover, The Linking Ring, Vol. 86, No. 1, January 2006, OUR COVER, Mark Raffles, British Ring President, 2005-2006, page 31
• Cover, The Magic Circular, Vol. 102, No. 1102, May 2008, The Many Magic Faces of Mark Raffles, Interview by Matthew Field, page 140

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