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[[Wilbur Kattner]] (1917 - August 1998), born in Boston, Massachusetts, was a high school science teacher that was active in magic clubs. He was president of the Fort Worth [[IBM]] Ring and [[TAOM]] (1967). Kattner marketed several magic effects and contributed tricks to magazines.
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'''Wilbur Kattner''' (1917 -1998) was a high school science teacher that was active in magic clubs. Kattner performed under the stage name '''Howard Holden'''.
  
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== Biography ==
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Kattner was president of the Fort Worth [[IBM]] Ring and [[TAOM]] (1967). Kattner marketed several magic effects and contributed tricks to magazines.<ref>Obit [[Genii 1998 September]]</ref>
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He was a metallurgist on the Manhattan Project and moved to Fort Worth to work for Convair until he retired in 1981. <ref>Obit, http://www.genealogybuff.com/tx/parker/webbbs_config.pl/read/5</ref>
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
* Off the Beaten Path
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* You're On! (1944)
* The Prolix Spirit Writes.
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* The Prolix Spirit Writes (1945)
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* Off the Beaten Path (1947)
  
== References ==
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* Obit [[Genii 1998 September]]
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* [[Sphinx|The Sphinx, Vol. 34, No. 9, November 1935]], Who’s Who in Magic, page 244
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* [[Linking Ring|The Linking Ring, Vol. 24, No. 12, February 1945]], HOCUS POCUS PARADE, by Bob Weill & Eddie Clever, Wilbur Kattner, page 46
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* Cover, [[Linking Ring|The Linking Ring, Vol. 48, No. 1, January 1968]], Our Cover, Wilbur Kattner, page 49
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* [[Linking Ring|The Linking Ring, Vol. 78, No. 10, October 1998]], Broken Wand, Wilber Kattner, by Dan Scrivner, page 154 
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* [[M-U-M|M-U-M, Vol. 88, No. 6, November 1998]], Broken Wands, Wilbur Kattner, page 52
  
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Latest revision as of 09:39, 19 October 2016

Wilbur Kattner
BornWilbur True Kattner
September 13, 1917
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedAugust 20, 1998 (age 80)
Forth Worth, Text

Wilbur Kattner (1917 -1998) was a high school science teacher that was active in magic clubs. Kattner performed under the stage name Howard Holden.

Biography

Kattner was president of the Fort Worth IBM Ring and TAOM (1967). Kattner marketed several magic effects and contributed tricks to magazines.[1]

He was a metallurgist on the Manhattan Project and moved to Fort Worth to work for Convair until he retired in 1981. [2]

Books

  • You're On! (1944)
  • The Prolix Spirit Writes (1945)
  • Off the Beaten Path (1947)

References

  1. Obit Genii 1998 September
  2. Obit, http://www.genealogybuff.com/tx/parker/webbbs_config.pl/read/5