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| − | }}'''Kirk Stiles''' was a artist, cartoonist and semi-professional magician.<ref>http://www.comicstripfan.com/gga/humorama/s/stileskirk.htm</ref> | + | }} |
| + | '''Kirk Stiles''' (1912-1980) was a artist, cartoonist and semi-professional magician.<ref>http://www.comicstripfan.com/gga/humorama/s/stileskirk.htm</ref> | ||
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He edited the short lived close-up [[Magic and Spells Quarterly]] in the early 1970s. <ref>Obit, MUM, July 1980</ref> | He edited the short lived close-up [[Magic and Spells Quarterly]] in the early 1970s. <ref>Obit, MUM, July 1980</ref> | ||
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My Game. It contained a collection of tricks intended for beginners. | My Game. It contained a collection of tricks intended for beginners. | ||
| − | Some of his effects, can also be found in [[Phoenix]], [[Abracadabra]], and [[Pallbearer's Review]].<ref>Obit, Linking Ring, June 1980</ref> | + | Some of his effects, can also be found in [[Phoenix]], [[Abracadabra]], and [[Pallbearer's Review]].<ref>Obit, Linking Ring, June 1980</ref><ref>https://libwww.freelibrary.org/exhibitions/slideshow.cfm?exhibit=9&cat=77&item=496</ref> |
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* Thimbles with a Light Touch (1971) | * Thimbles with a Light Touch (1971) | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:37, 9 February 2014
| Kirk Stiles | |
| Born | Kirk LeRoy Stiles January 3, 1912 |
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| Died | April 18, 1980 (age 68) Miami, Florida |
Kirk Stiles (1912-1980) was a artist, cartoonist and semi-professional magician.[1]
Biography
He edited the short lived close-up Magic and Spells Quarterly in the early 1970s. [2]
A veteran of WWII, his cartoons were featured in the Saturday Evening Post,Look, Time, the New York Herald, and Collier's. An avid chess buff, Kirk was also a frequent contributor to Chess Review.
He later moved from New York to Florida in 1964 and became a faculty member of the of the Hollywood Art School.
He served as President of SAM Assembly 49 in Fort Lauderdale,
Produced a record album (33 1/3) with Duke Stern called Abracadabra Is My Game. It contained a collection of tricks intended for beginners.
Some of his effects, can also be found in Phoenix, Abracadabra, and Pallbearer's Review.[3][4]
Books
- Thimbles with a Light Touch (1971)
References
- ↑ http://www.comicstripfan.com/gga/humorama/s/stileskirk.htm
- ↑ Obit, MUM, July 1980
- ↑ Obit, Linking Ring, June 1980
- ↑ https://libwww.freelibrary.org/exhibitions/slideshow.cfm?exhibit=9&cat=77&item=496
