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* Spelling the Aces (1967)
 
* Spelling the Aces (1967)
* The [[Free Cut Principle]] (1967)
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* [[The Free Cut Principle]] (1967)
 
* Gene Finnell's Card Magic (1973)
 
* Gene Finnell's Card Magic (1973)
  
 
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[[Category:Biographies|Finnell]]

Revision as of 18:38, 7 December 2008

Gene Finnell (May 23, 1929 - April 8, 2002), born Eugene E. Finnell, was a member and Past President of Ring 96 in Long Beach California. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and retired from the Union Oil Company in 1984.

His friend and best man was Leo Behnke, another member of Ring 96.

Gene held a patent for a business card that displayed 12 different surfaces depending on how it was folded.

Gene also worked as a computer consultant to Apple creating educational applications for the children.

He was known for his applications mathematical principles to magic and contributions to magazines including The Pallbearers Review.

Books