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Chris Frings
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Dr. Christopher S. Frings | |
Born | Christopher Stanton Frings August 10, 1940 Birmingham, Alabama |
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Died | July 03, 2008 (age 67) |
Chris Frings (1940-2008) taught magic for adults and children at the University of Alabama in Birmingham and performed at schools, conventions and hospitality suites.
Biography
He graduated from the University of Alabama and received a Ph.D. in Clinical Chemistry from Purdue University. He was Director of Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology at a clinical laboratories for twenty years before becoming a full-time consultant in 1987.
Many of his effects were published in Genii from 1980 to 1983.
Awards and honors
- Named 1980-81 Magician of the Year by the Magic City Magic Club (IBM Ring 35)
References
- Genii Magazine, Vol. 46, No. 5, May 1982, BAGDAD, page 311
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 88, No. 8, August 2008, BROKEN WAND, DR. CHRISTOPHER S. FRINCS, page 110
- http://www.aacc.org/members/divisions/management/Awards/Pages/msd_01award.aspx#