E. Brian MacCarthy

E. Brian MacCarthy
Born	October 19, 1910
Died	October 16, 1968 (age 57)
Categories	Books by E. Brian MacCarthy

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

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 retirement from the Army as a Lt.-Colonel.

Books

• Impromptu Ledgerdemain (1939)
• Sleights Supreme (1947)

References

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