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Haskell played the magician's assistant in the film The Mad Magician in 1954 and appeared on at least 2 episodes of "[[You Asked For It]]"   
 
Haskell played the magician's assistant in the film The Mad Magician in 1954 and appeared on at least 2 episodes of "[[You Asked For It]]"   
  
He invented the "[[Split Deck]]" and the "X-Salted Shaker" (See [[Genii 1957 April]] in the 1950's, and he may have invented the Appearing Candle. <ref>http://www.geniimagazine.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=242061#Post242061</ref>
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He invented the "[[Split Deck]]" and the "X-Salted Shaker" (See [[Genii 1957 April]]) in the 1950's, and he may have invented the Appearing Candle. <ref>http://www.geniimagazine.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=242061#Post242061</ref>
 
==Books==
 
==Books==
 
* [[The Magic of Haskell]] (1962)
 
* [[The Magic of Haskell]] (1962)

Revision as of 12:12, 31 March 2011

Bob Haskell
Born1914
Died1972
CategoriesBooks by Bob Haskell

Robert Haskell worked in San Francisco for the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and as a magician in west coast night clubs. During World War II, he toured with his wife Madelaine.[1]

Haskell played the magician's assistant in the film The Mad Magician in 1954 and appeared on at least 2 episodes of "You Asked For It"

He invented the "Split Deck" and the "X-Salted Shaker" (See Genii 1957 April) in the 1950's, and he may have invented the Appearing Candle. [2]

Books

References

  1. Cover Genii 1936 November
  2. http://www.geniimagazine.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=242061#Post242061