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[[IBM Ring 1]] is the St. Louis Missouri chapter  of the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]].
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[[File: ChuckJones1.png|right|thumb|200px|[[ Chuck Jones]]]]
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'''Chuck Jones''' (b.1942) is a magician, inventor, producer and creator of the [[Mismade Girl]] illusion.
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== Biography ==
  
Originally began as the "St. Louis Magic Club" with [[Andrew Buel]] as one of the founding members. It later formed into an [[Society of American Magicians]] Assembly. When this Assembly was disbanded he formed the "St. Louis Society of Magicians".  
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Inspired and taught by the female magician [[Dell O'Dell]] at her Hollywood magic shop as a child, Jones was performing up to six birthday parties a weekend in high school. Some for Hollywood celebrities’ kids such as Judy Garland and Anthony Quinn. Jones acquired Dell O'Dell's magic collection after her passing.
  
In 1927, Buel created the idea of rings and wrote President W.W. Durbin for permission to form Ring One.  
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After performing at a party for the writer of the [[Johnny Carson]] Show, Jones was asked to appear in a TV skit with Carson.
  
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He later went on to produce and appear in his own a daily, live cartoon show at KCOP in Hollywood.
  
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His [[Mismade Girl]] illusion was featured by [[Orson Welles]] on the Jackie Gleason Show.
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Revision as of 18:48, 3 May 2024

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Chuck Jones (b.1942) is a magician, inventor, producer and creator of the Mismade Girl illusion.

Biography

Inspired and taught by the female magician Dell O'Dell at her Hollywood magic shop as a child, Jones was performing up to six birthday parties a weekend in high school. Some for Hollywood celebrities’ kids such as Judy Garland and Anthony Quinn. Jones acquired Dell O'Dell's magic collection after her passing.

After performing at a party for the writer of the Johnny Carson Show, Jones was asked to appear in a TV skit with Carson.

He later went on to produce and appear in his own a daily, live cartoon show at KCOP in Hollywood.

His Mismade Girl illusion was featured by Orson Welles on the Jackie Gleason Show.

Read more about Chuck Jones…