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'''E. Brian MacCarthy''' (1910-1968), an English amateur magician and member of the [[Magic Circle]], specialized in billiard balls and Cup and Balls. He wrote several manuals detailing his various routines and methods.  
  
He retirement from the Army as a Lt.-Colonel.
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== Biography ==
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MacCarthy's first public performance was at eleven years of age and he appeared at  the Fortune Theatre, London. He was also a member of the  [[Magicians' Club]] and the [[Pentacle Club]], Cambridge.
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He retired from the Army as a Lt.-Colonel.
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
* Sleights Supreme
 
  
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* [[Slow Sleights]] (1934)
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* [[Modern Sleights]] (1934)
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* [[Impromptu Ledgerdemain]] (1939)
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* [[Sleights Supreme]] (1948)
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{{References}}
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* Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1934)
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* Obit, [[Magic Circular]], December 1968
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Latest revision as of 09:15, 20 July 2020

E. Brian MacCarthy
BornOctober 19, 1910
U.K.
DiedOctober 16, 1968 (age 57)
CategoriesBooks by E. Brian MacCarthy

E. Brian MacCarthy (1910-1968), an English amateur magician and member of the Magic Circle, specialized in billiard balls and Cup and Balls. He wrote several manuals detailing his various routines and methods.

Biography

MacCarthy's first public performance was at eleven years of age and he appeared at the Fortune Theatre, London. He was also a member of the Magicians' Club and the Pentacle Club, Cambridge.

He retired from the Army as a Lt.-Colonel.

Books

References

  • Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1934)
  • Obit, Magic Circular, December 1968