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'''David Ben''' (b. 1961) retired from practicing tax law to pursue a career in magic and was the sole protégé of [[Ross Bertram]].  
  
David is a member the Magic Circle and has performed throughout the United States, Canada, England and Japan.
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== Biography ==
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He is a member the [[Magic Circle]] and has performed throughout the United States, Canada, England and Japan. Ben was the co-writer, performer and producer of three critically acclaimed shows: The Conjuror, The Conjuror’s Suite, and Tricks.
  
David was the co-writer, performer and producer of three critically acclaimed shows: The Conjuror, The Conjuror’s Suite, and Tricks.
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He was the subject the documentary film "A Conjuror in the Making" which aired on Breakfast with the Arts on the A & E Network.
  
David has made numerous television appearances:
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See [[David Ben's Five-Foot Shelf Of Magic]].
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== Television appearances ==
 
* Michael Coren Live (3 times)
 
* Michael Coren Live (3 times)
 
* Open Mike: The Mike Bullard Show (3 times)
 
* Open Mike: The Mike Bullard Show (3 times)
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* Breakfast Television (6 times).  
 
* Breakfast Television (6 times).  
  
David was the subject the documentary film "A Conjuror in the Making" which aired on Breakfast with the Arts on the A & E Network.
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== Awards and honors ==
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* 2013 [[Milbourne Christopher Award|Milbourne Christopher Foundation’s Masters Award]]
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==Books==
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* [[Tricks (Book)]] (2003)
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* [[New York Notes]]: For a Lecture Organized by Michael Cannick (March 30, 2003)
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* [[Dai Vernon: A Biography]] (2006)
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{{References}}
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* http://www.davidben.com/
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{{Wikipedia}}
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* Cover, [[Linking Ring|The Ling Ring, Vol. 76, No. 11, November 1996]], Our Cover, A Dream Realized, by David Drake, page 56
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* Cover, [[Genii 2000 June|Genii Magazine, Vol. 63, No.6, June 2000]], David Ben - The Conjuror, by Jamy Ian Swiss, page 33
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* Cover, [[Magic Circular|The Magic Circular, Vol. 105, No. 1136, March 2011]], David Ben: The Achiever, Interview by Matthew Field, page 76
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==External References ==
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[[Category:Biographies]]
http://www.davidben.com/
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Latest revision as of 10:48, 6 December 2018

David Ben

David Ben in Tricks 2004
BornDavid Gordon Ben
March 5, 1961
Toronto, Canada

NationalityCanadian
CategoriesBooks by David Ben

David Ben (b. 1961) retired from practicing tax law to pursue a career in magic and was the sole protégé of Ross Bertram.

Biography

He is a member the Magic Circle and has performed throughout the United States, Canada, England and Japan. Ben was the co-writer, performer and producer of three critically acclaimed shows: The Conjuror, The Conjuror’s Suite, and Tricks.

He was the subject the documentary film "A Conjuror in the Making" which aired on Breakfast with the Arts on the A & E Network.

See David Ben's Five-Foot Shelf Of Magic.

Television appearances

  • Michael Coren Live (3 times)
  • Open Mike: The Mike Bullard Show (3 times)
  • Pamela Wallin Live (3 times)
  • Canada AM (3 times)
  • The Dini Petty Show (2 times)
  • Breakfast Television (6 times).

Awards and honors

Books

References

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