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Harry Roydon | |
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Born | Harry Roydon Dudkowski January 10, 1910 South Bend, Indiana |
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Died | September 9, 1983 (age 73) South Bend, Indiana |
Resting place | Southlawn Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana |
Harry Roydon (1910-1983) made his living most of his life directly from magic, as a performer and manufacturer in South Bend, Indiana.
Biography
As a performer, Roydon featured mentalism, escapes, and close-up magic. As a manufacturer, he invented more than 120 effects.[1][2][3][4]
Awards and honors
- Magic Dealers Association, best trick selling under two dollars (Crazy Cube) 1955
- Magic Dealers Association, best trick selling under two dollars (Fantastic) 1959
- Magic Dealers Association, best trick selling under two dollars (Pentro Penny) 1960
Effects
- Spooky Spots (c. 1940)
- Crazy Cube (1954)
- Daffy Dice (1956)
- Genie Beads (1957)
- Atomic Power, Little Fooler (1958)
- Coin Capers (1958)
- Fantastic (1959)
- Pentro Penny (1960)
- Swallowing Wand
- Swindle Pips
- Hypnotic Block
- Phantom Block
- Vanishing Television Set
- Miracle Memory Power
- Sword Through Neck
- Double Dynamite
- Real Smoke
- Mental Pencil
- Black Magic
- Hypnotic Card Box
- Card and Silk Sword
- Shooting Through the Girl
- Double Box Prediction Chest
- Cardo Escapo
- Funny Money
- Riddle Ribbon
- Wacky Washer
- Peppermint Candy
References
- ↑ New Tops, November, 1972
- ↑ Linking Ring, Feb 1984
- ↑ Obit, Linking Ring, Feb 1984
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Dudkowski&GSiman=1&GScnty=862&GRid=35253318&