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Revision as of 08:24, 9 January 2020
| John Fisher | |
 Cover of Genii (1991) | |
| Born | John Martin Fisher January 8, 1945 Southampton, England |
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| Nationality | British |
| Categories | Books by John Fisher |
John Fisher (b.1945) is an English television producer of magic shows and author.
Contents
Biography
Starting in TV with the BBC, he produced the Paul Daniels shows from 1979 to 1988 and then such shows as "The Best of Magic (1989 - 1990) and "The Magic Comedy Strip" (1992). His "Disney's Night of Magic" (1993), to help celebrate the 65th Anniversary of Mickey Mouse, showcased the talents of The Pendragons, Harry Blackstone Jr. and Arturo Brachetti. Fisher later wrote and produced a two hour documentary that paid tribute to the great magicians of the century called "Heroes of Magic" (2000).
Awards
- Academy of Magical Arts Special Fellowship and then a Lifetime Achievement Fellowship.
Books
- John Fisher's Magic Book (1968)
- Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1976)
- Body Magic (1979)
- Paul Daniels and the Story of Magic (1987)
- Cardini: The Suave Deceiver (2007)
- The Magic of Lewis Carroll (1973)
- Call Them Irreplaceable (1976)
- Funny Way to be a Hero
- Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
References
- The Magic Circular, Vol. 82, No. 891, December 1988, This Is Your Life by PETER D. BLANCHARD, page 238
- Cover Genii, Vol. 54, No. 4, February 1991, John Fisher The Man Behind The Man by Grahm Reed, page 227
- Cover magischewelt, Vol. 50, No. 3, June 2001, Interview mit Europas erfolgreichstem Magic-TV-Produzenten JOHN FISHER - Fernsehzauber, page 114, JOHN FISHER Kurz-Vita, page 116
- Cover Genii, Vol. 68, No. 5, May 2005, John Fisher Television Man of Magic, Interviewed by Elizabeth Warelock, p. 62-71, 76-87
