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| birth_day                =   December 26,  
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| birth_year                =   1918
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| death_year                = 1994
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| death_place              = Chicago, Illinois
 
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[[Robert Parrish]] (1918 - 1994).
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'''Robert Parrish''' (1918-1994) was editor of [[Magicol]]  from 1950 until his death in 1994.
  
Editor of [[Magicol]]  from 1950 until his death in 1994.
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== Biography ==
 
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His principal occupation was, as he put it, "writing for money." He worked for Robert Nelson and Associates raising funds for colleges and organizations.  
His principal occupation was, as he put it, "writing for money." He
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worked for Robert Nelson and Associates raising funds for colleges and
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organizations.  
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==Books==
 
==Books==
* [[You'd Be Surprised]] (with John Goodrum) (1937)
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* [[You'd Be Surprised]] (with [[John Goodrum]]) (1937)
 
* [[3 Slate Routines]] (1938)
 
* [[3 Slate Routines]] (1938)
 
* [[Do That Again]] (with [[Oscar Weigle]]) (1939)
 
* [[Do That Again]] (with [[Oscar Weigle]]) (1939)
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* My Uncle and Miss Elizabeth; a novel (1948)
 
* My Uncle and Miss Elizabeth; a novel (1948)
 
* [[Okito on Magic]] (1952)
 
* [[Okito on Magic]] (1952)
* The Magician's Handbook (1958)
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* [[Parrish's The Magician's Handbook]] (1958)
 
* [[An Evening with Charlie Miller]] (1961)
 
* [[An Evening with Charlie Miller]] (1961)
 
* [[Words about Wizards]] (1994)
 
* [[Words about Wizards]] (1994)
 
* [[Great Tricks Revisited]] (1995)
 
* [[Great Tricks Revisited]] (1995)
  
== References ==
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{{References}}
 
* Cover [[Linking Ring]] 1949 April.
 
* Cover [[Linking Ring]] 1949 April.
 
* [[Magicol]] No. 111 (May 1994)
 
* [[Magicol]] No. 111 (May 1994)
 
* Obit [[Genii 1994 May]]
 
* Obit [[Genii 1994 May]]
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Revision as of 19:11, 11 May 2014

Robert Parrish
BornRobert Harkness Parrish, Jr.,
December 26, 1918
St. Louis, Missouri
DiedMarch 3, 1994 (age 75)
Chicago, Illinois
CategoriesBooks by Robert Parrish

Robert Parrish (1918-1994) was editor of Magicol from 1950 until his death in 1994.

Biography

His principal occupation was, as he put it, "writing for money." He worked for Robert Nelson and Associates raising funds for colleges and organizations.

Books

References