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A non-profit social order devoted to the advancement of magic. Its clubhouse is the famed [[Magic Castle]], one of the most unique private clubs in the world.
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'''Academy of Magical Arts''' is a  non-profit social order devoted to the advancement of magic. Its clubhouse is the famed [[Magic Castle]], one of the most unique private clubs in the world.
  
The AMA was started in April 1951 by [[Bill Larsen Sr.]], whom subscribers to his magazine [[Genii]] became instant members. But the organization faded away when Bill Larsen Sr. passed away at the age of 48 in 1955.
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The AMA was started in April [[1952]] by [[William W. Larsen, Sr.]], whom subscribers to his magazine [[Genii]] became instant members. But the organization faded away when Bill Larsen Sr. passed away at the age of 48 in 1955.<ref> [[Genii 1952 April]]</ref>
  
In 1961, when Bill Larsen Sr.'s younger son, [[Milt Larsen]], started creating the [[Magic Castle]] there was no club. He convinced his brother [[Bill Larsen Jr.]] that it would be a good time to resurrect the Academy of Magical Arts. The first members were again Genii subscribers.  
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In [[1961]], when Bill Larsen Sr.'s younger son, [[Milt Larsen]], started creating the [[Magic Castle]] there was no club. He convinced his brother [[Bill Larsen Jr.]] that it would be a good time to resurrect the Academy of Magical Arts. The first members were again Genii subscribers.  Bill was Chairman and the original Board of Directors was composed of [[Harry Mendoza]], [[Frederick Shields]], [[George Boston]], [[Alvin Jansen]] and [[Norman Carroll]] (who died before the club went into operation).
  
 
There are several types of membership:
 
There are several types of membership:
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* JUNIOR MEMBERSHIPS
 
* JUNIOR MEMBERSHIPS
  
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There is an annual Academy of Magical Arts Award Show and Banquet. The highest award given is the Masters Fellowship.
  
== Official Web Site ==
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== Awards ==
http://www.magiccastle.com/ama/index.cfm
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The following are the list published in the AMA program each year.
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=== Masters Fellowship ===
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(Date presented)
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* 1968  [[Dai Vernon]]
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* 1969  (date of banquet moved)
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* 1970  [[Cardini]]
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* 1971 [[Virgil And Julie]]
 +
* 1972 [[Senor Frakson]]
 +
* 1973 [[Charlie Miller]]
 +
* 1974 [[Slydini]] 
 +
* 1975 [[Dunninger]] 
 +
* 1976 [[Robert Harbin]]
 +
* 1977 [[Les Levante]] 
 +
* 1978 [[Dorney Dornfield]]
 +
* 1979 [[Walter B. Gibson]]
 +
* 1980 [[MacDonald Birch]], [[Fred Kaps]] 
 +
* 1981 [[Gene Gordon]]
 +
* 1982 [[Jay Marshall]]
 +
* 1983 [[Joe Berg]] 
 +
* 1984 [[Maurice Rooklyn]]
 +
* 1985 [[Eric Lewis]] 
 +
* 1986 [[Murray]]
 +
* 1987 [[Tihany]]
 +
* 1988 [[Mark Wilson]]
 +
 
 +
===  Lifetime Achievement Fellowship ===
 +
* 1985 [[William W. Larsen,Jr.]]
 +
* 1986 [[Don Lawton]]
 +
* 1987 [[Milt Larsen]]
 +
* 1989 [[Frances Marshall]]
 +
* 1989 [[John Booth]]
 +
* 1990 [[Jack McMillan]]
 +
* 1991 [[Edwin Hooper]]
 +
* 1992 [[Ron Wilson]]
 +
* 1993 [[Charles Reynolds]]
 +
* 1994 [[John Fisher]]
 +
* 1995 [[Alan Wakeling]]
 +
* 1996 [[Billy McComb]]
 +
* 1997 [[Alex Elmsley]]
 +
* 1998 [[Bev Bergeron]]
 +
* 1999 [[John Gaughan]]
 +
* 2000 [[Stan Kramien]]
 +
* 2001 [[Tihany]]
 +
* 2002 [[Les Smith]]
 +
* 2003 [[Al Cohen]] and [[Christian Fechner]]
 +
* 2004 [[Irene Larsen]]
 +
* 2005 [[Martin Gardner]]
 +
 
 +
=== Magician of the Year ===
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*1968 [[Dai Vernon]]
 +
*1970 [[Albert Goshman]]
 +
*1971 [[Ron Wilson]]
 +
*1972 [[Mark Wilson]]
 +
*1973 [[Shimada]]
 +
*1974 [[Mark Wilson]]
 +
*1975 [[Siegfried & Roy]]
 +
*1976 [[Doug Henning]]
 +
*1977 [[Norm Nielsen]]
 +
*1978 [[Harry Blackstone, Jr.]]
 +
*1979 [[David Copperfield]]
 +
*1980 [[Marco the Magi]]
 +
*1981 [[Richiardi, Jr.]]
 +
*1982 [[Paul Daniels]]
 +
*1983 [[Siegfried & Roy]]
 +
*1984 [[Harry Blackstone, Jr.]]
 +
*1985 [[Lance Burton]]
 +
*1986 [[David Copperfield]]
 +
*1987 [[The Pendragons]]
 +
*1988 [[Harry Anderson]]
 +
*1989 [[Princess Tenko]]
 +
*1990 [[Silvan]]
 +
*1991 [[Lance Burton]]
 +
*1992 [[Juan Tamariz]]
 +
*1993 [[Jeff McBride]]
 +
*1994 [[The Pendragons]]
 +
*1995 [[Penn & Teller]]
 +
*1996 [[Ricky Jay]]
 +
*1997 [[Mark Kalin & Jinger]]
 +
*1998 [[Luis de Matos]]
 +
*1999 [[Silvan]]
 +
*2000 [[Ayala]]
 +
*2001 [[Rick Thomas]]
 +
*2002 [[David Blaine]]
 +
*2003 [[Mac King]]
 +
*2004 [[Darren Romeo]]
 +
*2005 [[Criss Angel]]
 +
*2006 [[Cyril Takayama]]
 +
*2007 [[Derren Brown]]
 +
*2008 [[Guy Hollingworth]]
 +
*2009 [[Ed Alonzo]]
 +
*2010 [[Topas]]
 +
*2011 [[Lu Chen]]
 +
*2012 [[Penn & Teller]]
 +
*2013 [[Yo Ho-Jin]]
 +
*2014 [[Michael Carbonaro]]
 +
*2015 [[Dynamo]]
 +
*2016 [[Derek DelGuadio]]
 +
*2017 [[David Williamson]]
 +
*2018
 +
 
 +
=== Performing Fellowship ===
 +
 
 +
*1968 [[Cardini]]; [[Willard the Wizard]]
 +
*1969 [[Frakson]]; [[Slydini]]
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*1970 [[Kuda Bux]]
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*1971 [[Richiardi, Jr.]]
 +
*1972 [[Les Levante]]
 +
*1973 [[Maurice Rooklyn]]
 +
*1974 [[Marvyn Roy]] & Carol
 +
*1975 [[Channing Pollock]]
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*1976 [[Roy Benson]]; [[Neil Foster]]
 +
*1977 [[Tihany]]; [[Leon Mandrake]]
 +
*1978 [[Russell Swann]]; [[Johnny Platt]]
 +
*1979 [[Jimmy Grippo]]
 +
*1980 [[Suzy Wandas Bennett]]
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*1981 [[Andre Kole]]
 +
*1982 [[John Calvert]]
 +
*1983 [[The Morettis]]; [[Billy McComb]]
 +
*1984 [[Carl Ballantine]]; [[Bert Easley]]
 +
*1985 [[John Thompson]]; [[Mardoni & Louise]]
 +
*1986 [[Eddie Tullock]]; [[Tommy Tucker]] & [[Liz Tucker]]; [[Will Rock]]
 +
*1987 [[Milo & Roger]]
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*1988 [[Shimada]]
 +
*1989 [[Topper Martyn]]
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*1990 [[Del Ray]]
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*1991 [[Don Alan]]
 +
*1992 [[Terry Seabrooke]]; [[Harry Blackstone, Jr.]]
 +
*1993 [[Norm Nielsen]]
 +
*1994 [[Chuck Jones]] & Jan
 +
*1995 [[Jack Kodell]]; [[Doug Henning]]
 +
*1996 [[Mike Skinner]]; [[Tommy Wonder]]
 +
*1997 [[Rene Lavand]]; [[Peter Reveen]]
 +
*1998 [[Goldfinger & Dove]]; [[Martin Nash]]
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*1999 [[Bruce Cervon]]; [[Ed & Nancy Keener]]
 +
*2000 [[Richard Ross]]; [[Juan Tamariz]]
 +
*2001 [[Earl Nelson]]; [[The Pendragons]]
 +
*2002 [[Harry Lorayne]]; [[Alan Shaxon]]
 +
*2003 [[Walter Blaney|Walter "Zaney" Blaney]]
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*2004 [[Magic Christian]]
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*2005 [[Bobby Baxter]]; [[Flip Hallema]]
 +
*2006 [[Eugene Burger]]; [[Chen Kai]]
 +
*2007 [[Penn & Teller]]; [[Dr. Sawa]]
 +
*2008 [[Celeste Evans]]; [[Howie Schwarzman]]
 +
*2009 [[Pam Thompson]]; [[J.C. Wagner]]
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*2010 [[Franz Harary]]; [[Bob White]]
 +
*2011 [[Finn Jon]]
 +
*2012 [[David Williamson]]
 +
*2013 [[David Kaye]]
 +
*2014 [[John Carney]]
 +
*2015 [[Greg Frewin]]
 +
*2016 [[Fielding West]]; [[Luis Piedrahita]]
 +
*2017 [[Ray Anderson]]; [[Eric Mead]]
 +
*2018
 +
 
 +
=== Creative Fellowship ===
 +
 
 +
* 1968 [[Ed Marlo]]
 +
* 1969 [[U. F. Grant]]
 +
* 1970 [[Robert Harbin]]
 +
* 1971 [[Alex Elmsley]]
 +
* 1972 [[Joe Berg]]
 +
* 1973 [[Paul Fox]]
 +
* 1974 [[Anverdi]] ; [[U. F. Grant]]
 +
* 1975 [[Alan Wakeling]]
 +
* 1976 [[Paul Curry]]
 +
* 1977 [[Charles Reynolds]]
 +
* 1978 [[Edmund Spreer]]; [[Robert Stull]]
 +
* 1979 [[Ali Bongo]]
 +
* 1980 [[Brother John Hamman]]; [[Ken Brooke]]
 +
* 1981 [[Stewart James]]
 +
* 1982 [[Ross Bertram]]; [[Jack Chanin]]
 +
* 1983 [[John Gaughan]]
 +
* 1984 [[Karrell Fox]]
 +
* 1985 [[Sam Berland]]
 +
* 1986 [[Gil Leaney]]
 +
* 1987 [[Jerry Andrus]]
 +
* 1988 [[Tenyo Company]]
 +
* 1989 [[Dick Zimmerman]]
 +
* 1990 [[Jim Steinmeyer]]
 +
* 1991 [[Don Wayne]]
 +
* 1992 [[Herb Zarrow]]
 +
* 1993 [[Patrick Page]]
 +
* 1994 [[Larry Jennings]]
 +
* 1995 [[Finn Jon]]
 +
* 1996 [[John Kennedy]]
 +
* 1997 [[Max Maven]]
 +
* 1998 [[David Roth]]
 +
* 1999 [[Gaetan Bloom]]
 +
* 2000 [[Ted Lesley]]
 +
* 2001 [[Pavel]]
 +
* 2002 [[Nick Trost]]
 +
* 2003 [[George Proust]]
 +
* 2004 [[Kevin James]]
 +
* 2005 [[Eberhard Riese]]
 +
* 2006 [[Paul Harris]]
 +
* 2007 [[Steve Dusheck]]
 +
* 2008 [[Pierre Mayer]]
 +
* 2009 [[Michael Weber]]
 +
* 2010 [[Dean Dill]]
 +
* 2011 [[Lubor Fiedler]]
 +
* 2012 [[Paul Kieve]]
 +
* 2013 [[David Regal]]
 +
* 2014 [[Mark Setteducati]]
 +
* 2015 [[Tom Stone]]
 +
 
 +
=== Literary Fellowship ===
 +
 
 +
* 1968 [[Lewis Ganson]]; [[Jack Potter]]
 +
* 1969 [[Peter Warlock]]
 +
* 1970 [[Walter B. Gibson]]
 +
* 1971 [[Milbourne Christopher]]
 +
* 1972 [[Frances Ireland Marshall]]
 +
* 1973 [[Eric Lewis]]
 +
* 1974 [[Martin Gardner]]
 +
* 1975 [[Ed Marlo]]
 +
* 1976 [[John Booth]]
 +
* 1977 [[J. B. Bobo]]
 +
* 1978 [[John Braun]]
 +
* 1979 [[Glenn Gravatt]]
 +
* 1980 [[Harry Lorayne]]
 +
* 1981 [[Gerald Kosky]]
 +
* 1982 [[Sam H. Sharpe]]
 +
* 1983 [[Sid Lorraine]]
 +
* 1984 [[Edwin Dawes]]
 +
* 1985 [[Karl Fulves]]
 +
* 1986 [[Bill Larsen | Bill]] & [[Irene Larsen]]
 +
* 1987 [[Robert Lund]]
 +
* 1988 [[Ken de Courcy]]; [[Robert Albo]]
 +
* 1989 [[David Price]]
 +
* 1990 [[Micky Hades]]
 +
* 1991 [[Bascom Jones. Jr.]]
 +
* 1992 [[Karrell Fox]]
 +
* 1993 [[Jon Racherbaumer]]
 +
* 1994 [[Donald Beven]]
 +
* 1995 [[Robert Orben]]
 +
* 1996 [[Stephen Minch]]
 +
* 1997 [[Richard Kaufman]]
 +
* 1998 [[Mike Caveney]]
 +
* 1999 [[Val Andrews]]
 +
* 2000 [[Richard Buffum]]
 +
* 2001 [[Jim Steinmeyer]]
 +
* 2002 [[Sid Fleischman]]
 +
* 2003 [[Jim Reilly]]
 +
* 2004 [[Bart Whaley]]
 +
* 2005 [[David Britland]]
 +
*2006 [[David Goodsell]]; [[Phil Willmarth]]
 +
*2007 [[William Kalush]]
 +
*2008 [[Louis Falanga]]
 +
*2009 [[Todd Karr]]
 +
*2010 [[Stan Allen]]
 +
*2011 [[Roberto Giobbi]]
 +
*2012 [[David Charvet]]
 +
*2013 [[Steve Beam]]
 +
*2014 [[Dan Buck]] & [[Dave Buck]]
 +
*2015 [[Will Houstoun]]
 +
*2016 [[Dr. Lori Pieper]]
 +
*2017 [[David Ginn]]
 +
*2018
 +
 
 +
===Special Fellowship===
 +
* 1968 [[Carl Owen]]
 +
* 1970 [[Goodliffe]]; [[Charlie Miller]]; [[Ed Sullivan]]
 +
* 1971 [[Tenkai]]
 +
* 1972 [[Faucett Ross]]
 +
* 1973 [[Marion Chavez]]; [[Carl Ballantine]]; [[Dunninger]]
 +
* 1974 [[Johnny Giordomaine]]
 +
* 1975 [[Henk Vermeyden]]; [[Ken Brooke]]
 +
* 1976 [[Shirley Carroll]]; [[Johnny Carson]]; [[Danny Dew]]
 +
* 1977 [[Loring Campbell]]
 +
* 1978 [[Lloyd E. Jones]]
 +
* 1979 Len Vintus; [[Burling Hull]]
 +
* 1980 Geraldine Larsen Jaffe; [[Jane Thurston Shepard]]
 +
* 1981 Moi-yo Miller
 +
* 1982 [[Leon Leon|Leon & Teddy Leon]]
 +
* 1983 Robert Albo; Irving Desfor
 +
* 1984 Marie Marshall; Orson Welles; Shigeo Tagaki
 +
* 1986 Harry Stanley; Stan Kramien; James Randi
 +
* 1987 [[Bob Barker]]; Jimmy Ravel
 +
* 1988 Tom Bradley; Homer Hudson
 +
* 1989 John Fisher
 +
* 1990 Charles Schulz
 +
* 1991 Marshall Brodien
 +
* 1992 Irene Larsen
 +
* 1993 John Salisse
 +
* 1994 Ton Onasaka
 +
* 1995 Lynette Chappell; [[Litzka Raymond Gibson]]; Maurice Pierre; John Salisse
 +
* 1996 Joe Stevens
 +
* 1997 Roy Walton; Senor Wences
 +
* 1998 Jules Lenier
 +
* 1999 Martin Breese
 +
* 2000 David Berglas; Diana Zimmerman
 +
* 2001 John "Kaz" Kasnetsis
 +
* 2002 Louis Saint Pierrie, Jr.; Rick Heath
 +
* 2003 Manfred Thumm
 +
* 2004 Mark Nelson
 +
* 2005 Rich Bloch; Lew Horowitz; Dale Hindman
 +
 
 +
===Award of Merit===
 +
 
 +
*1968 [[Milt Larsen]]; Mattel Corporation; [[Lou Derman]]; [[John Gaughan]]
 +
*1970 [[Bill Groom]]; [[Peter Pit]]; [[John Shrum]]; [[Eleanor St. Germain]]
 +
*1971 [[Siegfried & Roy]]; [[George Boston]]
 +
*1972 [[Bob McAllister]]
 +
*1973 [[Bob Barker]]; [[Bill Bixby]]; [[Charles Reynolds]]
 +
*1974 [[Ken Brooke]]; [[James G. Williams]]; [[The Magic Castle]]; [[Jerry Rosen]]; [[Henk Vermeyden]]
 +
*1975 [[Shirley Carroll]]; [[Johnny Carson]]; [[Danny Dew]]; [[Doug Henning]]; [[Charles Reynolds]] & [[Regina Reynolds]]
 +
*1976 Lewis P. Horwitz; Century III Programs, Inc. Jack Rhodes, Wendell Wilks, Stanley Dorfman
 +
*1977 Ralph Edwards; Pat Hennessy Jr.; Peter Kersten
 +
*1978 Dick Cavett; Dick Clark; Armand Grant; Ted Salter
 +
*1979 Robert Albo; Ernie Evans; Ken & Roberta Griffin; Dale Harney; Don Wayne
 +
*1980 John Davison; Christian Fechner; Sammy McKay; Diana Zimmerman
 +
*1981 [[Paul Daniels]]; [[Liberace]]
 +
*1982 Robert & Elaine Lund; Peter Pit; Jamal Rofeh
 +
*1983 Fred Anderson; Eric Elkaim; John Fisher
 +
*1984 Bill Cosko; Ton Onosaka; Manfred Thumm
 +
*1985 Mark Nelson; Jim Steinmeyer; Dick Zimmerman
 +
*1986 Lynette Chappell; John "Kaz" Kasnetsis; Jeff Semel; Richard M. Sherman
 +
*1987 Bob Dorian; Benjamin Garth; Ray Pierce
 +
*1988 Mike Elkan; Margaret Hennessy; Hugh Rappaport
 +
*1989 [[James Starr]]
 +
*1990 [[Dale Salwak]]
 +
*1992 [[Stan Allen]]; [[Sandy Edberg]]
 +
*1993 [[Dick Foster]]
 +
*1994 Egil "Egelo" Berg; Luis de Matos; Merv Griffin
 +
*1995 Dream Team Gary Ouellet; Gary Pudney; Bob Jaffe
 +
*1996 [[Bill Bowers]]; [[Arnold Brema]]; [[Triny Peller]]; [[John Zweers]]
 +
*1997 [[Bob Busch]]; [[Joan Lawton]]; [[Rick Marcelli]]
 +
*1998 [[Gordon Bean]]; [[Robert Carver]]; [[Donna Chapman]]; [[Mike Elkan]]; [[Michael Flint]]; [[Joe Hoffman]]; [[Ron Jackson]]; [[Mike Lacey]]; [[Robert Parker]]
 +
*1999 [[George Juarez]]; [[James G. Williams]]; [[Fred Wood]] & [[Wanda Wood]]; [[Mystina]]
 +
*2000 [[Jean Boyle]]; [[Ray Forgette]]; [[Clark James]]; [[Carol Marie]]; [[Mark Nelson]]; [[Scott Tokar]]; [[John Zweers]]
 +
*2001 [[Gary Frank]]; [[Terry Hill]]; [[Amazing Johnathan]]; [[Francis B. Martineau]]; [[David Thorsen]]
 +
*2002 [[Scott Smith]]
 +
*2003 [[Aldo Colombini]]
 +
*2004 [[David McKenzie]]
 +
*2006 [[Alan Rosson]]
 +
*2007 [[Rich Cowley]]; [[Paul Gross]]
 +
*2009 [[Obie O'Brien]]
 +
*2010 [[William Scott Anderson]]
 +
*2011 [[Ira Goldstein]]; The Skirball Cultural Center; The Los Angeles Fire Department
 +
*2013 [[Neil Patrick Harris]]
 +
*2014 [[Randy Pitchford]]; [[Alan Watson]]
 +
*2015 [[Erika Larsen]]
 +
 
 +
===Comedy Magician of the Year===
 +
 
 +
*2003 [[Dana Daniels]]
 +
*2004 [[Michael Finney]]
 +
*2005 [[Ed Alonzo]]
 +
*2006 [[Ed Alonzo]]
 +
 
 +
===Bar Magician of the Year===
 +
 
 +
*2004 [[Doc Eason]]
 +
*2005 [[Whit Haydn]]
 +
 
 +
===Stage Magician of the Year===
 +
 
 +
* 1968 [[John Daniel]]
 +
* 1969 [[Carazini]]; [[Eric Lewis]]; [[Norm Nielsen]]
 +
* 1970 [[Don Lawton]]
 +
* 1971 [[Glenn Falkenstein]]
 +
* 1972 [[Shimada]]
 +
* 1973 [[Shimada]]
 +
* 1974 [[Eric Lewis]]
 +
* 1975 [[Shimada]]
 +
* 1976 [[Johnny Thompson]]
 +
* 1977 [[Peter Pit]]
 +
* 1978 [[Goldfinger & Dove]]
 +
* 1979 [[Whit Haydn]]
 +
* 1980 [[Harry & Leslie Anderson]]
 +
* 1981 [[Tomsoni & Company]]
 +
* 1982 [[Goldfinger & Dove]]
 +
* 1983 [[Lance Burton]]
 +
* 1984 [[Jonathan Neal Brown]]
 +
* 1985 [[The Pendragons]]
 +
* 1986 [[The Pendragons]]
 +
* 1987 [[Jonathan Neal Brown]] & [[Liane]]
 +
* 1988 [[James Dimmare]] & Lisa
 +
* 1989 [[Amos Levkovitch]]
 +
* 1990 [[Amos Levkovitch]]
 +
* 1991 [[Christopher Hart]]
 +
* 1992 [[Glenn Falkenstein]] & [[Frances Willard]]
 +
* 1993 [[Christopher Hart]]
 +
* 1994 [[Tina Lenert]]
 +
* 1995 [[Glenn Falkenstein]] & [[Frances Willard]]
 +
* 1996 [[Jason Byrne]]
 +
* 1997 [[Jason Byrne]]
 +
* 1998 [[John Carney]]
 +
* 1999 [[Ed Alonzo]]
 +
* 2000 [[Ed Alonzo]]
 +
* 2001 [[John Carney]]
 +
* 2002 [[James Dimmare]]
 +
* 2003 [[Kevin James]]
 +
* 2004 [[Danny Cole]]
 +
* 2005 [[Danny Cole]]
 +
*2006 [[Mike Caveney]]
 +
*2007 [[Dana Daniels]]
 +
*2008 [[Kevin James]]
 +
*2009 [[Jeff Hobson]]
 +
*2010 [[Dana Daniels]]
 +
*2011 [[Rob Zabrecky]]
 +
*2012 [[Rob Zabrecky]]
 +
*2013 [[Mike Caveney]]
 +
*2014 [[Pop Haydn]]
 +
*2015 [[Shoot Ogawa]]
 +
*2016 [[Thommy Ten]] and [[Amélie van Tass]] ([[The Clairvoyants]])
 +
*2017 [[Shoot Ogawa]]
 +
*2018
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 +
===Close-Up Magician of the Year===
 +
 
 +
* 1968 [[Albert Goshman]]
 +
* 1969 [[Johnny Platt]]
 +
* 1970 [[Mike Skinner]]
 +
* 1971 [[Ron Wilson]]
 +
* 1972 [[Bruce Cervon]]
 +
* 1973 [[Mike Skinner]]
 +
* 1974 [[Albert Goshman]]
 +
* 1975 [[Bruce Cervon]]
 +
* 1976 [[Jules Lenier]]
 +
* 1977 [[David Roth]]
 +
* 1978 [[Earl Nelson]]
 +
* 1979 [[Daryl]]
 +
* 1980 [[Daryl]]
 +
* 1981 [[Michael Ammar]]
 +
* 1982 [[Bob Jardine]]
 +
* 1983 [[Michael Ammar]]
 +
* 1984 [[John Carney]]
 +
* 1985 [[Earl Nelson]]
 +
* 1986 [[Johnny Ace Palmer]]
 +
* 1987 [[Johnny Ace Palmer]]
 +
* 1988 [[John Carney]]
 +
* 1989 [[David Williamson]]
 +
* 1990 [[David Williamson]]
 +
* 1991 [[Martin Nash]]
 +
* 1992 [[Tony Giorgio]]
 +
* 1993 [[Rene Lavand]]
 +
* 1994 [[Paul Gertner]]
 +
* 1995 [[Paul Gertner]]
 +
* 1996 [[Martin Nash]]
 +
* 1997 [[Eugene Burger]]
 +
* 1998 [[Eugene Burger]]
 +
* 1999 [[Steve Valentine]]
 +
* 2000 [[Lennart Green]]
 +
* 2001 [[Steve Valentine]]
 +
* 2002 [[Shoot Ogawa]]
 +
* 2003 [[Whit Haydn]]
 +
* 2004 [[Whit Haydn]]
 +
* 2005 [[Shoot Ogawa]]
 +
*2006 [[Jon Armstrong]]
 +
*2007 [[Paul Green]]
 +
*2008 [[Doc Eason]]
 +
*2009 [[Doc Eason]]
 +
*2010 [[Suzanne]]
 +
*2011 [[Derek DelGaudio]]
 +
*2012 [[Derek DelGaudio]]
 +
*2013 [[Bill Goodwin]]
 +
*2014 [[Richard Turner]]
 +
*2015 [[Mike Pisciotta]]
 +
*2016 [[Mike Pisciotta]]
 +
*2017 [[Richard Turner]]
 +
*2018
 +
 
 +
===Parlour Magician of the Year===
 +
 
 +
* 1983 [[Tom Ogden]]
 +
* 1984 [[Tom Ogden]]
 +
* 1985 [[Michael Ammar]]
 +
* 1986 [[Daryl]]
 +
* 1987 [[Daryl]]
 +
* 1988 [[Kevin James]]
 +
* 1989 [[John Carney]]
 +
* 1990 [[Michael Ammar]]
 +
* 1991 [[John Carney]]
 +
* 1992 [[Chuck Fayne]]
 +
* 1993 [[Chuck Fayne]]
 +
* 1994 [[David Williamson]]
 +
* 1995 [[Whit Haydn]]
 +
* 1996 [[T.C. Tahoe]] (Christian Lange)
 +
* 1997 [[T.C. Tahoe]] (Christian Lange)
 +
* 1998 [[Aldo Colombini]]
 +
* 1999 [[Aldo Colombini]]
 +
* 2000 [[Martin Lewis]]
 +
* 2001 [[Martin Lewis]]
 +
* 2002 [[Whit Haydn]]
 +
* 2003 [[Dana Daniels]]
 +
* 2004 [[Dana Daniels]]
 +
* 2005 [[Michael Finney]]
 +
*2006 [[Jason Alexander]]
 +
*2007 [[Shoot Ogawa]]
 +
*2008 [[Shoot Ogawa]]
 +
*2009 [[Andrew Goldenhersh]]
 +
*2010 [[Andrew Goldenhersh]]
 +
*2011 [[Helder Guimaraes]]
 +
*2012 [[Helder Guimaraes]]
 +
*2013 [[Johnny Ace Palmer]]
 +
*2014 [[Rob Zabrecky]]
 +
*2015 [[Rob Zabrecky]]
 +
*2016 [[Handsome Jack]] ([[John Lovick]])
 +
*2017 [[Johnny Ace Palmer]]
 +
*2018
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 +
===Lecturer of the Year===
 +
 
 +
* 1968 [[Dick Zimmerman]]
 +
* 1969 [["Senator" Clarke Crandall]]
 +
* 1970 [[Bruce Cervon]]
 +
* 1971 [[Bob Eads]]
 +
* 1972 [[Lou Derman]]
 +
* 1973 [["Senator" Clarke Crandall]]
 +
* 1974 [[Ali Bongo]]
 +
* 1975 [[Milbourne Christopher]]
 +
* 1976 [[Sid Lorraine]]
 +
* 1977 [[Pat Culliton]]
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* 1978 [[Jerry Andrus]]
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* 1979 [[Max Maven]]
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* 1980 [[Karrell Fox]]
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* 1981 [[Albert Goshman]]
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* 1982 [[Michael Ammar]]
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* 1983 [[Michael Ammar]]
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* 1984 [[Eugene Burger]]
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* 1985 [[Eugene Burger]]
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* 1986 [[Gaeton Bloom]]
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* 1987 [[Chuck Fayne]]
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* 1988 [[Daryl]]
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* 1989 [[Dale Salwak]]
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* 1990 [[David Williamson]]
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* 1991 [[John Carney]]
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* 1992 [[Daryl]]
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* 1993 [[David Williamson]]
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* 1994 [[Paul Gertner]]
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* 1995 [[Johnny Ace Palmer]]
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* 1996 [[David Roth]]
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* 1987 [[Tom Mullica]]
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* 1998 [[Peter Pit]]
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* 1999 [[Johnny Ace Palmer]]
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* 2000 [[Aldo Colombini]]
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* 2001 [[David Regal]]
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* 2002 [[Paul Green]]
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* 2003 [[Aldo Colombini]]
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* 2004 [[Bob Sheets]]
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* 2005 [[Martin Lewis]]
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*2006 [[The Flicking Fingers]]
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*2007 [[Martin Lewis]]
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*2008 [[Jeff McBride]]
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*2009 [[Doc Eason]]
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*2010 [[David Regal]]
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*2011 [[Howard Hamburg]]
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*2012 [[Harry Anderson]]
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*2013 [[Steve Valentine]]
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*2014 [[Steve Valentine]]
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*2015 [[Doc Eason]]
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*2016 [[Rob Zabrecky]]
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*2017 [[John Carney]]
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*2018
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===Junior Achievement Award===
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* 1976 Dirk Arthur
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* 1977 Robbie Millman
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* 1978 Geofrey Williams
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* 1979 Mark Kalin
 +
* 1980 Mark van Buren; The Magic Company (Bob Piskens, Jim Heckens, Yvonne Pickens,Rita Nessett)
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* 1981 Scott Cervine; Michael Weber
 +
* 1982 Ed Alonzo; Larry Clark; Bill Goodwin
 +
* 1984 Ray Kosby; Danny Scott
 +
* 1985 Scott Tokar
 +
* 1986 David Doyle
 +
* 1989 Mark Matsumoto; Jason Alexander
 +
* 1990 Steve Barnes
 +
* 1992 Michael Battistoni
 +
* 1995 Chris Gongora
 +
* 1996 Mindy Edberg; Jason Neistat; Matt Marcy
 +
* 1997 Wesley Edberg
 +
* 1998 Danny Cole; Thomas Meier; Bryan Stoops
 +
* 1999 James Holguin
 +
* 2000 Scott Berry; Joseph Tran
 +
* 2001 Jason Latimer
 +
* 2002 David Stryker
 +
* 2003 Joel Ward; Matthew Grunwald; Jonathon Dabach
 +
* 2004 Tony Elias
 +
* 2005 Jessica Phillips
 +
 
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{{References}}
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{{wikipedia}}
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* The Academy of Magical Arts Awards Shows A 20 Year Retrospect by Paul Butler in [[Genii 1988 January]]
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* http://www.magiccastle.com/ama/index.cfm
  
  
 
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Latest revision as of 22:37, 4 January 2024

Academy of Magical Arts is a non-profit social order devoted to the advancement of magic. Its clubhouse is the famed Magic Castle, one of the most unique private clubs in the world.

The AMA was started in April 1952 by William W. Larsen, Sr., whom subscribers to his magazine Genii became instant members. But the organization faded away when Bill Larsen Sr. passed away at the age of 48 in 1955.[1]

In 1961, when Bill Larsen Sr.'s younger son, Milt Larsen, started creating the Magic Castle there was no club. He convinced his brother Bill Larsen Jr. that it would be a good time to resurrect the Academy of Magical Arts. The first members were again Genii subscribers. Bill was Chairman and the original Board of Directors was composed of Harry Mendoza, Frederick Shields, George Boston, Alvin Jansen and Norman Carroll (who died before the club went into operation).

There are several types of membership:

  • MAGICIAN (REGULAR) MEMBERS
  • ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
  • HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIPS and VIP MEMBERSHIPS
  • JUNIOR MEMBERSHIPS

There is an annual Academy of Magical Arts Award Show and Banquet. The highest award given is the Masters Fellowship.

Awards

The following are the list published in the AMA program each year.

Masters Fellowship

(Date presented)

Lifetime Achievement Fellowship

Magician of the Year

Performing Fellowship

Creative Fellowship

Literary Fellowship

Special Fellowship

Award of Merit

Comedy Magician of the Year

Bar Magician of the Year

Stage Magician of the Year

Close-Up Magician of the Year

Parlour Magician of the Year

Lecturer of the Year

Junior Achievement Award

  • 1976 Dirk Arthur
  • 1977 Robbie Millman
  • 1978 Geofrey Williams
  • 1979 Mark Kalin
  • 1980 Mark van Buren; The Magic Company (Bob Piskens, Jim Heckens, Yvonne Pickens,Rita Nessett)
  • 1981 Scott Cervine; Michael Weber
  • 1982 Ed Alonzo; Larry Clark; Bill Goodwin
  • 1984 Ray Kosby; Danny Scott
  • 1985 Scott Tokar
  • 1986 David Doyle
  • 1989 Mark Matsumoto; Jason Alexander
  • 1990 Steve Barnes
  • 1992 Michael Battistoni
  • 1995 Chris Gongora
  • 1996 Mindy Edberg; Jason Neistat; Matt Marcy
  • 1997 Wesley Edberg
  • 1998 Danny Cole; Thomas Meier; Bryan Stoops
  • 1999 James Holguin
  • 2000 Scott Berry; Joseph Tran
  • 2001 Jason Latimer
  • 2002 David Stryker
  • 2003 Joel Ward; Matthew Grunwald; Jonathon Dabach
  • 2004 Tony Elias
  • 2005 Jessica Phillips


References

  1. Genii 1952 April
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