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− | + | [[Dai Vernon]] had spent a week at Buffum's home in 1965 putting his life story on audio tape. The tapes were eventually transcribed and used for the book The [[Vernon Chronicles]] Volume IV: He Fooled Houdini Dai Vernon A Magical Life (1992).<ref>Obit [[Magicol]] No. 149</ref><ref>Obit [[Genii 2003 November]]</ref> | |
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Revision as of 19:28, 31 March 2012
Richard D. Buffum (1921-2003) was a columnist for the Los Angeles Times (where he tried to sneak in magical topics for the public whenever possible) and publisher of Abracadabra Press starting in 1979.
Richard Buffum | |
Born | Richard D. Buffum 1921 Long Beach, California |
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Died | September 23, 2003 |
Categories | Books by Richard Buffum |
He was elected into the Society of American Magicians Hall of Fame and received the H. Adrian Smith Literary Award.
Dai Vernon had spent a week at Buffum's home in 1965 putting his life story on audio tape. The tapes were eventually transcribed and used for the book The Vernon Chronicles Volume IV: He Fooled Houdini Dai Vernon A Magical Life (1992).[1][2]
Books
- The Cone and Balls (1961)
- Keep the Wheels Turning (with Carl Owen) (1977)
- The Brema Brasses (1981)
Published by Abracadabra Press
- Stanley Collins: Society Entertainer & Magic Collector (1984)
- The Haunted Hat (1985)
- The Magic- Shop (1988)
- Henri Robin: Expositor of Science and Magic (1990)
- Harlan Tarbell (1993)
References
- ↑ Obit Magicol No. 149
- ↑ Obit Genii 2003 November