1959

Magic related events from the year 1959.

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Events

• Mac King, Roberto Giobbi and Jeff McBride were born.
• Jean Hugard died and Fred Braue takes over editing Hugard's Magic Monthly
• Zina Bennett married Susy Wandas in Brussells.
• Karl Fulves began published Midnight Magic Monthly series
• The magic community also looses Karl Germain, Rusduck, Emil Jarrow and Senor Maldo.
• Lee Grabel announces retirement from magic as well as Ricardo Richardine, Sr. who hands the show over to his son Ricardo Richardine, Jr.
• IBM Ring 116 in Ontario, Canada brakes away to form a new local independent club called the Windsor Magic Circle.
• The Pentagram ceased publication and The Hade-E-Gram Magizette began publishing by Micky Hades.
• Neil Foster moved to Colon to become the Abbott Magic Company's chief magician-in-residence and vice president.
• The Elmsley Count was first published by Alex Elmsley, although unnamed, in the marketed trick "The Four Card Trick".
• The Veeser Concept was published in December issue of MUM.
• Cannibal Cards was developed by Lin Searles and marketed
• Peter Pit performs on the Ed Sullivan Show

Selected books published

• Dai Vernon's Inner Secrets of Card Magic by Lewis Ganson
• The Magic of Matt Schulien by Philip Willmarth
• Professional Magic Made Easy by Bruce Elliott
• Marlo Meets his Match
• Cardmanship by Al Leech
• The Card Magic of Le Paul