Help us get to over 8,749 articles in 2024.
If you know of a magician not listed in MagicPedia, start a New Biography for them. Contact us at magicpediahelp@gmail.com
Difference between revisions of "El Duco"
From Magicpedia, the free online encyclopedia for magicians by magicians.
m |
(link) |
||
| (4 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
| birth_day = November 2, | | birth_day = November 2, | ||
| birth_year = 1941 | | birth_year = 1941 | ||
| − | | birth_place = | + | | birth_place = Jonkoping, Sweden |
| death_day = September 30, | | death_day = September 30, | ||
| death_year = 2008 | | death_year = 2008 | ||
| Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
| misc = | | misc = | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''El Duco''' (Christer Gustavsson | + | '''El Duco''' (1941-2008), born Christer Gustavsson, founded '''El Duco's Magic''' in [[1978]]. |
| + | == Biography == | ||
Gustavsson wrote several books and invented more than 200 original magic effects. He also contributed to [[Apocalypse]], [[Genii]], and [[Magic Manuscript]]. He helped organized many conventions, including [[FISM]] in Stockholm. | Gustavsson wrote several books and invented more than 200 original magic effects. He also contributed to [[Apocalypse]], [[Genii]], and [[Magic Manuscript]]. He helped organized many conventions, including [[FISM]] in Stockholm. | ||
| Line 33: | Line 34: | ||
* Simple Ideas in Magic No. 2 (1986) | * Simple Ideas in Magic No. 2 (1986) | ||
| − | + | {{References}} | |
| + | * Magie (Magischer Zirkel v. Deutschland), Vol. 71, No. 9-10, September/October 1991, page 300 | ||
| + | * The LINKING RING, VOL 88, No. 8, August 2008, HOCUS POCUS PARADE El Duco biography, One-man Parade, page 73 | ||
| + | * Obit, The Linking Ring, Vol. 88, No. 11, November 2008, CHRISTER GUSTAVSSON (El Duco), page 127 | ||
* http://www.el-duco.se/en/27/about | * http://www.el-duco.se/en/27/about | ||
| − | {{DEFAULTSORT:Duco, El}} | + | |
| + | [[de:El Duco]] | ||
| + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Duco,El}} | ||
[[Category:Magic Dealers]] | [[Category:Magic Dealers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:00, 2 November 2019
| El Duco | |
| Born | Christer Gustavsson November 2, 1941 Jonkoping, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Died | September 30, 2008 (age 66) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
El Duco (1941-2008), born Christer Gustavsson, founded El Duco's Magic in 1978.
Biography
Gustavsson wrote several books and invented more than 200 original magic effects. He also contributed to Apocalypse, Genii, and Magic Manuscript. He helped organized many conventions, including FISM in Stockholm.
In December 2008 the business was sold to Gycklaren Magic Marketing AB. El Duco's Magic is now a division of Gycklaren Magic Marketing AB, which is a private incorporated company based in Halmstad, Sweden.
Books
- Out of My Hands (1978)
- El Duco Impromptu (1982)
- Simple Ideas in Magic No. 1 (1983)
- Simple Ideas in Magic No. 2 (1986)
References
- Magie (Magischer Zirkel v. Deutschland), Vol. 71, No. 9-10, September/October 1991, page 300
- The LINKING RING, VOL 88, No. 8, August 2008, HOCUS POCUS PARADE El Duco biography, One-man Parade, page 73
- Obit, The Linking Ring, Vol. 88, No. 11, November 2008, CHRISTER GUSTAVSSON (El Duco), page 127
- http://www.el-duco.se/en/27/about
