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'''Owen Clark''' (1877-1929) was one of  England's premier magical inventors and magician.  
 
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== Biography ==
 
His forte lay in the invention and the construction of mechanical effects. These  included his trick with a candelabra, where candles lighted and extinguished themselves at command, The Dream Of Lady Nicotine, the "The Flunky's Dilemma" illusion  and a production of four cannon balls from a cloth.
 
His forte lay in the invention and the construction of mechanical effects. These  included his trick with a candelabra, where candles lighted and extinguished themselves at command, The Dream Of Lady Nicotine, the "The Flunky's Dilemma" illusion  and a production of four cannon balls from a cloth.
  
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Christopher Brinson's research for a book about Clark, has shown that creations which may be his inventions are: The Botania, The Break-Away Fan, The Sand Card Frame, The Coin Vase and The Coin Stand.
 
Christopher Brinson's research for a book about Clark, has shown that creations which may be his inventions are: The Botania, The Break-Away Fan, The Sand Card Frame, The Coin Vase and The Coin Stand.
 
 
 
  
 
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* Owen Clark: A Genius Forgotten by Christopher Brinson (2010)
 
* Owen Clark: A Genius Forgotten by Christopher Brinson (2010)
 
* http://magicpostcards.wordpress.com/2010/10/22/owen-clark/
 
* http://magicpostcards.wordpress.com/2010/10/22/owen-clark/
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Revision as of 13:50, 23 February 2014

Owen Clark

Cover of Sphinx (Jan. 1913)
Born1877
DiedSeptember 22, 1929

Owen Clark (1877-1929) was one of England's premier magical inventors and magician.

Biography

His forte lay in the invention and the construction of mechanical effects. These included his trick with a candelabra, where candles lighted and extinguished themselves at command, The Dream Of Lady Nicotine, the "The Flunky's Dilemma" illusion and a production of four cannon balls from a cloth.

Under the Maskelyne management he gave some 2,500 performances, his name being a familiar sight on the St. George's Hall bills for many years. Clark also toured for Maskelyne and Devant in Australia and New Zealand.

He often teamed up with his good friend of Oswald Williams condemning plagiarists who copied their ideas.

His final illusion show in 1920 had ten completely new illusions.

A one time member of the Magic Circle, Clark died a victim to pneumonia at the age of 53.

Christopher Brinson's research for a book about Clark, has shown that creations which may be his inventions are: The Botania, The Break-Away Fan, The Sand Card Frame, The Coin Vase and The Coin Stand.

References