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− | '''Ronald B. "Ron" Edwards''' (1910-1976), employed at Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester New York, | + | '''Ronald B. "Ron" Edwards''' (1910-1976), employed at Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester New York, was an amateur magician who served as president of [[I.B.M.]] Ring 4 of Rochester. |
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
− | + | First became interested in magic after witnessing a performance of [[Thurston]] at a young age, but did not start studying magic until 30 years of age. | |
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+ | Edwards became an insurance salesman prior to his retirement in the 1970s. | ||
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+ | His specialties were close-up magic, mental stunners, mathematical magic, paradoxes and oddities. <ref>My Best by Thompson, Jr., J.G. (1945)</ref><ref>Parade, Linking Ring, Feb. 1945</ref> | ||
Some effects published in [[Phoenix]], [[New Phoenix]], [[Pallbearers Review]], [[Ibidem]] and [[The Cardiste]].<ref>Obit, Linking Ring, July 1976</ref> | Some effects published in [[Phoenix]], [[New Phoenix]], [[Pallbearers Review]], [[Ibidem]] and [[The Cardiste]].<ref>Obit, Linking Ring, July 1976</ref> |
Revision as of 23:30, 6 January 2015
Ronald B. Edwards | |
Born | April 16, 1910 Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
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Died | April 30, 1976 (age 66) Rochester, New York |
Nationality | Canadian |
Ronald B. "Ron" Edwards (1910-1976), employed at Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester New York, was an amateur magician who served as president of I.B.M. Ring 4 of Rochester.
Biography
First became interested in magic after witnessing a performance of Thurston at a young age, but did not start studying magic until 30 years of age.
Edwards became an insurance salesman prior to his retirement in the 1970s.
His specialties were close-up magic, mental stunners, mathematical magic, paradoxes and oddities. [1][2]
Some effects published in Phoenix, New Phoenix, Pallbearers Review, Ibidem and The Cardiste.[3]
References
- ↑ My Best by Thompson, Jr., J.G. (1945)
- ↑ Parade, Linking Ring, Feb. 1945
- ↑ Obit, Linking Ring, July 1976