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[[Gershon Legman]] ((November 2, 1917 – February 23, 1999) was a folklorist, writer-editor and amateur magician. | [[Gershon Legman]] ((November 2, 1917 – February 23, 1999) was a folklorist, writer-editor and amateur magician. | ||
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In the 1940s he wrote magic booklets under the name "John Thursday". He became an expert on [[origami]]. In [[Robert Harbin]]'s book, "Paper Magic", a letter from Gershon Legman was quoted which spread the news of Japanese paper-folding throughout the English-speaking world. | In the 1940s he wrote magic booklets under the name "John Thursday". He became an expert on [[origami]]. In [[Robert Harbin]]'s book, "Paper Magic", a letter from Gershon Legman was quoted which spread the news of Japanese paper-folding throughout the English-speaking world. |
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Gershon Legman ((November 2, 1917 – February 23, 1999) was a folklorist, writer-editor and amateur magician.
Gershon Legman | |
Born | November 02, 1917 |
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Died | February 23, 1999 (age 81) |
In the 1940s he wrote magic booklets under the name "John Thursday". He became an expert on origami. In Robert Harbin's book, "Paper Magic", a letter from Gershon Legman was quoted which spread the news of Japanese paper-folding throughout the English-speaking world.
Books
- Magic Made Easy - 60 Tricks Anyone Can Do (as John Thursday) (1945)
- Bibliography of Paper Folding (1952)
References
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- DETECTING DECEPTION: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF COUNTERDECEPTION ACROSS TIME, CULTURES, AND DISCIPLINES by Barton Whaley (2006)