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A prolific author, he penned hundreds of articles on magic, as well as publishing Canada's first magic magazine, [[Canadian Magician's Digest]], in 1929.  In 1931, he organized Canada's first magic convention.
 
A prolific author, he penned hundreds of articles on magic, as well as publishing Canada's first magic magazine, [[Canadian Magician's Digest]], in 1929.  In 1931, he organized Canada's first magic convention.
  
Author of the long running [[Linking Ring Magazine]] column of history called "Memoirs of a Magician’s Ghost".
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Author of the longest running column in [[Linking Ring Magazine]] of magic history called "Memoirs of a Magician’s Ghost" which started in May 1963 and didn't conclude until January 2000 (435
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monthly installments). The first 25 years of these writings have been indexed by Ben Robinson and Amy
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Janiello. He was given an Honorary Life Membership to the [[IBM]] in 2000.
  
 
He was a word traveler and has climbed the Himalayas.
 
He was a word traveler and has climbed the Himalayas.

Revision as of 20:47, 13 April 2008

John Booth (August 7, 1912 - ) was born John Nicholls Booth and became a successful nightclub magician before leaving magic in 1940 to pursue a career as a Unitarian minister. He eventually incorporated magic into his lectures. John conducted the funeral service for Eugene Laurant.

A prolific author, he penned hundreds of articles on magic, as well as publishing Canada's first magic magazine, Canadian Magician's Digest, in 1929. In 1931, he organized Canada's first magic convention.

Author of the longest running column in Linking Ring Magazine of magic history called "Memoirs of a Magician’s Ghost" which started in May 1963 and didn't conclude until January 2000 (435 monthly installments). The first 25 years of these writings have been indexed by Ben Robinson and Amy Janiello. He was given an Honorary Life Membership to the IBM in 2000.

He was a word traveler and has climbed the Himalayas.

Books

  • Forging Ahead in Magic (1939)
  • Marvels of Mystery
  • Super Magical Miracles
  • Ahead In Magic
  • Psychic Paradoxes
  • Wonders of Magic
  • The Fine Art of Hocus Pocus
  • Conjurian's Discoveries
  • Keys To Magic's Inner World


External References