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* Bobby Baxter's Wild Card in [[Wild Card Miracles]] by [[Frank Garcia]] (1977) | * Bobby Baxter's Wild Card in [[Wild Card Miracles]] by [[Frank Garcia]] (1977) | ||
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| + | * M-U-M, Vol. 99, No. 6, NOVEMBER 2009, THE DEAN’S DIARY by George Schindler, Professor Baxter, page 92 | ||
| + | * http://www.magician.org/portal/de/node/838, Broken Wand: Professor Bobby Baxter | ||
| + | * http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=professor+bobby+baxter&s=int | ||
* http://www.geniimagazine.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=202305 | * http://www.geniimagazine.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=202305 | ||
* Roy Benson by Starlight by Levent and Todd Karr (2006) | * Roy Benson by Starlight by Levent and Todd Karr (2006) | ||
| + | * http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=328801&forum=36 | ||
* Professor Bobby Baxter: A Life of Magic By Richard Steven Cohn in Magic Magazine April 2006 | * Professor Bobby Baxter: A Life of Magic By Richard Steven Cohn in Magic Magazine April 2006 | ||
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Revision as of 19:15, 22 May 2013
| Bobby Baxter | |
| Born | Edwin Jerome Ziegler June 14, 1920 Brooklyn, New York |
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| Died | September 1, 2009 (age 89) |
One of the first mentions of Baxter in Genii was the in Harold Sterling's Detroit News column of the September 1941 issue stating that he was playing clubs in Detroit doing some beautiful linking ring routines.
Baxter performed at the Festival of Magic and Occult in Madison Square Garden in 1972 and became a legend in the New York magic scene. He was a regular M.C. for magic shows and performed at the Magic Towne House and Monday Night Magic.
He was also known his work with thimbles, the Egg Bag, and his invention of the Cane in Newspaper.
Baxter was honored with a Performing Fellowship from the Academy of Magical Arts in 2006.
Bilbliography
- Bobby Baxter's Wild Card in Wild Card Miracles by Frank Garcia (1977)
References
- M-U-M, Vol. 99, No. 6, NOVEMBER 2009, THE DEAN’S DIARY by George Schindler, Professor Baxter, page 92
- http://www.magician.org/portal/de/node/838, Broken Wand: Professor Bobby Baxter
- http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=professor+bobby+baxter&s=int
- http://www.geniimagazine.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=202305
- Roy Benson by Starlight by Levent and Todd Karr (2006)
- http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=328801&forum=36
- Professor Bobby Baxter: A Life of Magic By Richard Steven Cohn in Magic Magazine April 2006
