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Erens ran a few magic shops in New York City, one at an arcade on 42nd St. He later got into the fur business.<ref>Linking Ring, December 1928</ref> | Erens ran a few magic shops in New York City, one at an arcade on 42nd St. He later got into the fur business.<ref>Linking Ring, December 1928</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 18:42, 25 May 2012
| Ben Erens | |
| Born | circa 1906 |
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| Died | January 3, 1944 (age 37) New York City |
Ben Erens (sometimes spelled Ehrens), a prominent member of the Knights of Magic and other magic circles in New York City.
Erens ran a few magic shops in New York City, one at an arcade on 42nd St. He later got into the fur business.[1]
His son Marvin would attend and perform with him at meetings of the IBM Ring 26 in New York City. He contributed a few columns in Linking Ring called "THINGS I LIKED OF RECENT DAYS".
Erens died of a heart attack at thirty-eight years of age.[2]
Effects
- BEN ERENS FAMOUS MECHANICAL Rising Pack of Cards (marketed effect)
- "Nicking the Edge of a Card" in Greater Magic
- "A Quick Card Location" in Seven Circles (April 1931)
- "SUPERLATIVE SPELLER" in Encyclopedia of Card Tricks by Jean Hugard (1937)
- "MIRACLE CARD LOCATION" in Encyclopedia of Card Tricks by Jean Hugard (1937)
- "ACCOMMODATION SPELLING. No. 31" in Card Tricks Without Skill by Paul Clive (1946)
References
- ↑ Linking Ring, December 1928
- ↑ Obit, Genii 1944 February
