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Al Mann (January 20, 1924 - August 29, 1999) born Gilbert S. Aleman in San Antonio, Texas.
 
 
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'''Al Mann''' (1924-1999) invented over 32 mentalism effects and authored many publications on magic.
  
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Mann was a master mariner, spending forty-year with the Merchant Marine, rising to the rank of Captain. He started performing mentalist part-time in 1949. He invented over 32 mental effects and authored many publications on magic. He performed as "Allemann" for a short time.  
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== Biography ==
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Mann was a master mariner, spending forty-year with the Merchant Marine, rising to the rank of Captain. He started performing mentalist part-time in 1949. He performed as "Allemann" for a short time.  
  
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Mann became a friend of many New York based magician, including [[Richard Himber]] and [[Dunninger]]. Al was even at Dunninger's bedside when he died.
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Mann became a friend of many New York based magician, including [[Richard Himber]] and [[Dunninger]] (he was at Dunninger's bedside when he died.)
  
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Many of his publications had unusual names or play on words such as: Area, The
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Many of his publications had unusual names or play on words such as: Area, The Photon Shield, The Sibylline Messages, Acidus, Apodosis, The Tesseract and The Kolophone.
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Photon Shield, The Sibylline Messages, Acidus, Apodosis, The Tesseract and The
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Kolophone.
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He produced the  DiploMental (or Diplomatic) Pouch, a three-fold leather portfolio which contained countless hidden compartments.
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He produced the  DiploMental (or Diplomatic) Pouch, a three-fold leather portfolio which contained countless hidden compartments.<ref>http://www.zem.demon.co.uk/almann.htm</ref>
  
 
==Books and Manuscripts==
 
==Books and Manuscripts==
 
*Death Watch (1975)
 
*Death Watch (1975)
 
*Mental-Ettes (1976)
 
*Mental-Ettes (1976)
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*Pocket Slates (1976)
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*Acidus (1976)
 
*The Third Ecstasy (1976)
 
*The Third Ecstasy (1976)
 
*The Master Slate Secrets, no. 1 (1976)
 
*The Master Slate Secrets, no. 1 (1976)
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*The Master Slate Secrets, no. 3 (1976)
 
*The Master Slate Secrets, no. 3 (1976)
 
*The Thinking Machines (1976)
 
*The Thinking Machines (1976)
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*Lexicon Phenomena (1976)
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*The Lexicon Phenomena (1976)
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*Pieces of Eight (1976)
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*Break Through (1977)
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*Classified (1977)
 
*Pandora's Box (1977)
 
*Pandora's Box (1977)
 
*Psycho Mentisis (1977)
 
*Psycho Mentisis (1977)
 
*Inner Space Odyssey (1977)
 
*Inner Space Odyssey (1977)
 
*The Sibylline Messages (1977)
 
*The Sibylline Messages (1977)
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*O'Daneven's Secret (1977)
 
*The Houdini Force Bible (1978)
 
*The Houdini Force Bible (1978)
 
*Pieces of Eight (1978)
 
*Pieces of Eight (1978)
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*The Apodosis (1978)
 
*The Apodosis (1978)
 
*The Tesseract (1978)
 
*The Tesseract (1978)
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*Arca (1978)
 
*Acidus Plus (1979)
 
*Acidus Plus (1979)
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*Codex-X (1979)
 
*The Magic Castle Lecture Notes (1979)
 
*The Magic Castle Lecture Notes (1979)
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*Inner-Space Odyssey (1980)
 
*The Kolophon (1980)
 
*The Kolophon (1980)
 
*The Heralds (1980)
 
*The Heralds (1980)
 
*The Damned Thing (1980)
 
*The Damned Thing (1980)
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*En Bloc Prediction (1980)
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*The H Factor (1981)
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*The Shattered Chalice (1981)
 
*Phanta-Graphs (1981)
 
*Phanta-Graphs (1981)
 
*No Toccare (1981)
 
*No Toccare (1981)
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*Donovon Papers (1982)
 
*Donovon Papers (1982)
 
*Eff Oes (1982)
 
*Eff Oes (1982)
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*Limelight! (1982)
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*None So Blind (1982)
 
*Of Gifts and Talents (1982)
 
*Of Gifts and Talents (1982)
 
*Six Columns (1982)
 
*Six Columns (1982)
 
*Through a Wall Mistily - Psychic Seeing (1982)
 
*Through a Wall Mistily - Psychic Seeing (1982)
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*The Wocus Legacy (1982)
 
*Tri-Id (1982)
 
*Tri-Id (1982)
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*When Thoughts Collide (1982)
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*101 Psychic Tests (1983)
 
*Six Impossible Things (1983)
 
*Six Impossible Things (1983)
 
*The Knight's Gambit (1983)
 
*The Knight's Gambit (1983)
 
*Seance - A Heavenly Odyssey (1983)
 
*Seance - A Heavenly Odyssey (1983)
 
*Brain Busters 83 (1983)
 
*Brain Busters 83 (1983)
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*Delphian Oracle (1983)
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*The Delphian Oracle (1983)
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*Foster Account (1983)
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*The Foster Account (1983)
 
*Master Mind Headline Prediction (1983)
 
*Master Mind Headline Prediction (1983)
 
*No Man Within (1983)
 
*No Man Within (1983)
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*DiploMental Pouch (1983)
 
*DiploMental Pouch (1983)
 
*Dunninger's Act (1983)
 
*Dunninger's Act (1983)
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*Test of Thoth (1984)
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*Uniword (1983)
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*Al Baker's Manuscript (1984)
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*Pandora II (1984)
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*The Incredible Dr. Stanley Jaks (1984)
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*The Test of Thoth (1984)
 
*European Lecture Tour Notes (1984)
 
*European Lecture Tour Notes (1984)
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*Phantom Voices (1984)
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*Road to Lhasa (1984)
 
*50 Miracles with the 5-Star Miracle Deck for the Mentalist (1985)
 
*50 Miracles with the 5-Star Miracle Deck for the Mentalist (1985)
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*Alex Hellstrom (1985)
 
*Maximus (1985)
 
*Maximus (1985)
 
*The High Domain: A Method for the Private Reader (1985)
 
*The High Domain: A Method for the Private Reader (1985)
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*The Keys to Khalda (1988)
 
*The Keys to Khalda (1988)
 
*The Black Box (1990)
 
*The Black Box (1990)
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*The Purloined Thought (1990)
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*[[The Purloined Thought]] (1990)
 
*The Guilded Quill (1993)
 
*The Guilded Quill (1993)
 
*The Ripper's Jack (1994)
 
*The Ripper's Jack (1994)
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*Memo Motion (1997)
 
*Memo Motion (1997)
  
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Revision as of 13:49, 11 March 2020

Al Mann

From cover of Gen, April 1970
BornGilbert Salazar Aleman
January 20, 1924
San Antonio, Texas
DiedAugust 29, 1999 (age 75)
River Ridge subdivision, Great Cacapon, West Virginia
CategoriesBooks by Al Mann

Al Mann (1924-1999) invented over 32 mentalism effects and authored many publications on magic.

Biography

Mann was a master mariner, spending forty-year with the Merchant Marine, rising to the rank of Captain. He started performing mentalist part-time in 1949. He performed as "Allemann" for a short time.

Mann became a friend of many New York based magician, including Richard Himber and Dunninger (he was at Dunninger's bedside when he died.)

Many of his publications had unusual names or play on words such as: Area, The Photon Shield, The Sibylline Messages, Acidus, Apodosis, The Tesseract and The Kolophone.

He produced the DiploMental (or Diplomatic) Pouch, a three-fold leather portfolio which contained countless hidden compartments.[1]

Books and Manuscripts

  • Death Watch (1975)
  • Mental-Ettes (1976)
  • Acidus (1976)
  • The Third Ecstasy (1976)
  • The Master Slate Secrets, no. 1 (1976)
  • The Master Slate Secrets, no. 2 (1976)
  • The Master Slate Secrets, no. 3 (1976)
  • The Thinking Machines (1976)
  • The Lexicon Phenomena (1976)
  • Break Through (1977)
  • Classified (1977)
  • Pandora's Box (1977)
  • Psycho Mentisis (1977)
  • Inner Space Odyssey (1977)
  • The Sibylline Messages (1977)
  • O'Daneven's Secret (1977)
  • The Houdini Force Bible (1978)
  • Pieces of Eight (1978)
  • Of Words and Wizards (1978)
  • The Photon Shield (1978)
  • The Apodosis (1978)
  • The Tesseract (1978)
  • Arca (1978)
  • Acidus Plus (1979)
  • Codex-X (1979)
  • The Magic Castle Lecture Notes (1979)
  • Inner-Space Odyssey (1980)
  • The Kolophon (1980)
  • The Heralds (1980)
  • The Damned Thing (1980)
  • En Bloc Prediction (1980)
  • The H Factor (1981)
  • The Shattered Chalice (1981)
  • Phanta-Graphs (1981)
  • No Toccare (1981)
  • The Seven Seals (1981)
  • Cero-mentics (1982)
  • Donovon Papers (1982)
  • Eff Oes (1982)
  • Limelight! (1982)
  • None So Blind (1982)
  • Of Gifts and Talents (1982)
  • Six Columns (1982)
  • Through a Wall Mistily - Psychic Seeing (1982)
  • The Wocus Legacy (1982)
  • Tri-Id (1982)
  • When Thoughts Collide (1982)
  • 101 Psychic Tests (1983)
  • Six Impossible Things (1983)
  • The Knight's Gambit (1983)
  • Seance - A Heavenly Odyssey (1983)
  • Brain Busters 83 (1983)
  • The Delphian Oracle (1983)
  • The Foster Account (1983)
  • Master Mind Headline Prediction (1983)
  • No Man Within (1983)
  • Quin Taces (1983)
  • The Tryonym Effect (1983)
  • DiploMental Pouch (1983)
  • Dunninger's Act (1983)
  • Uniword (1983)
  • Al Baker's Manuscript (1984)
  • Pandora II (1984)
  • The Incredible Dr. Stanley Jaks (1984)
  • The Test of Thoth (1984)
  • European Lecture Tour Notes (1984)
  • Phantom Voices (1984)
  • Road to Lhasa (1984)
  • 50 Miracles with the 5-Star Miracle Deck for the Mentalist (1985)
  • Alex Hellstrom (1985)
  • Maximus (1985)
  • The High Domain: A Method for the Private Reader (1985)
  • The Dhu Pit (1987)
  • The Psychic Ring (1988)
  • The Keys to Khalda (1988)
  • The Black Box (1990)
  • The Purloined Thought (1990)
  • The Guilded Quill (1993)
  • The Ripper's Jack (1994)
  • The Alpha Files (1995)
  • The Hidden Scroll (1995)
  • The OSS Writer (1995)
  • Memo Motion (1997)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.zem.demon.co.uk/almann.htm
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