Herbert L. Becker

Herbert L. Becker
Born	Herbert Lawrence Becker August 12, 1956 Hollywood, Florida
Died	December 31, 2022 (age 66) Detroit, Michigan
Nationality	American

Herbert L. Becker (b. 1956 - d. 2022) was an American actor, author, businessman, escapologist, magician, and stunt performer.

Biography

Becker performed under the name "The Kardeen Brothers" with Marc Nicols. Later, he worked solo as "The Great Kardeen". He helped open the first Guinness Museums, toured with Guinness on Parade and performed at the Steel Pier and Radio City Music Hall (1976) with the Guinness show.

As a magician, Becker toured worldwide until he retired in 1978. He was the opening act for various bands and had long runs in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. Becker appeared as himself (a magician) on the television programs "Bozo the Clown" (1975-1977 appearing weekly) and "The Maury Povich Show" (2001).

In Herbert's book All the Secrets of Magic Revealed, Becker explained how some of the most famous illusions. Becker caused more unhappiness among magicians when he appeared on the television talk show of Maury Povich in March 1997 and exposed the secrets behind such well-known magic tricks as sawing a person in half. Becker also wrote Magic Secrets and So That's How They Do It.

Litigation

Becker has been involved in legal disputes with David Copperfield. Copperfield sued Becker in an attempt to prevent publication of All the Secrets of Magic Revealed which Copperfield maintained revealed some of Copperfield's secrets; Copperfield lost and the book was published. Becker then sued his publisher, Lifetime Books, for purportedly colluding with Copperfield to remove details of Copperfield's illusions.

Other interests and career

Becker was CEO of boutique book publishing house Barclay Road, retiring on July 2, 2008 but continuing as an advisor until the company ceased operations.

Bibilography

Herbert published several books not related to magic.

• All the Secrets of Magic Revealed (1994)
• So That's How They Do It (1996)
• More Magic Secrets (1997)
• 101 Greatest Magic Secrets (2002)
• The Magic Secrets of David Blaine (2007)
• Magic Hands (2017)

External links

• Herbert's Wikipedia page
• IMDb: Herbert L. Becker

References

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