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'''Bill Bixby''' starred in the TV series [[The Magician]].
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The series was well liked, but it only lasted one season. An accomplished amateur magician himself, he hosted several TV specials in the mid-1970s which featured other amateur magicians, and was a respected member of the Hollywood magic community, belonging to [[The Magic Castle]], an exclusive club for magicians. On this short-lived series, Bixby was credited as performing his magic tricks himself (except for the TV-movie/pilot) as taught to him by [[Mark Wilson]]{{Youtube Thumb|U92ac6wtdHA|300|Bill Bixby as Anthony Dorian <br />in the pilot for "The Magician" 1973 TV series.}}<ref>Cover [[Genii 1973 August]]</ref><ref>Cover [[Genii 1974 April]]</ref><ref>Cover [[Genii 1983 April]]</ref><ref>Obit [[Genii 1994 January]]</ref>
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[[Bill Bixby]] starred in the TV series [[The Magician]]. The series was well liked, but it only lasted one season. An accomplished amateur magician himself, he hosted several TV specials in the mid-1970s which featured other amateur magicians, and was a respected member of the Hollywood magic community, belonging to [[The Magic Castle]], an exclusive club for magicians. On this short-lived series, Bixby was credited as performing his magic tricks himself (except for the TV-movie/pilot) as taught to him by [[Mark Wilson]]
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See Genii, Vol. 37, N° 8, august 1973.
 

Revision as of 17:41, 2 March 2012

Bill Bixby starred in the TV series The Magician.

Bill Bixby
BornWilfred Bailey Everett Bixby III
January 22, 1934
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedNovember 21, 1993 (age 59)
Century City, California, U.S.
The series was well liked, but it only lasted one season. An accomplished amateur magician himself, he hosted several TV specials in the mid-1970s which featured other amateur magicians, and was a respected member of the Hollywood magic community, belonging to The Magic Castle, an exclusive club for magicians. On this short-lived series, Bixby was credited as performing his magic tricks himself (except for the TV-movie/pilot) as taught to him by Mark Wilson

Bill Bixby as Anthony Dorian
in the pilot for "The Magician" 1973 TV series.

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  1. Cover Genii 1973 August
  2. Cover Genii 1974 April
  3. Cover Genii 1983 April
  4. Obit Genii 1994 January