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'''Robert Parrish''' (1918-1994) was editor of [[Magicol]]  from 1950 until his death in 1994.
  
Editor of [[Magicol]] (1950-1994)
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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.
  
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==Books==
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* [[You'd Be Surprised]] (with [[John Goodrum]]) (1937)
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* [[3 Slate Routines]] (1938)
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* [[Do That Again]] (with [[Oscar Weigle]]) (1939)
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* [[For Magicians Only: A Guide to the Art of Mystifying]] (1944)
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* [[New Ways to Mystify]] (1945)
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* [[Inside Magic]] (with [[George Boston]]) (1947)
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* My Uncle and Miss Elizabeth; a novel (1948)
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* [[Okito on Magic]] (1952)
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* [[Parrish's The Magician's Handbook]] (1958)
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* [[An Evening with Charlie Miller]] (1961)
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* [[Words about Wizards]] (1994)
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* [[Great Tricks Revisited]] (1995)
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{{References}}
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* Cover [[Linking Ring]] 1949 April.
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* [[Magicol]] No. 111 (May 1994)
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* 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