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Hans Trunk
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| Hans Trunk | |
| Born | November 10, 1887 Vienna, Austria |
|---|---|
| Died | January 1, 1966 (age 78) |
Hans Trunk was the director of large business firm and amateur sleight-of-hand magician.
He was a student of Ottokar Fischer and wrote articles for both German and English magazines.
He invented the Blue Phantom in 1924, which was marketed by Fischer.
Trunk was founding President of Magische Runde (in Vienna) from 1931 until 1938.[1] He was also elected elected president of FISM in 1957.
Books
- Das Trunk Buch: Hans Trunk's Magische Memoiren (1943)
- Und heute wird gezaubert: Ein magischer Leitfaden fur Anfanger (1948)
References
- ↑ Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1934)
