A To Z Of Well-Known Magicians

There are many well-known, skilled magicians thatdisappearing from his hands. He died in 1973.
you might not know about because even thoughTommy Cooper: A magician and comedian known
they're well known, they haven't reached magicianwho was a member of the Magic Circle until his death
cult status. Most people know about the magicianin 1984. He collapsed while doing a live magician act
David Copperfield, but there are many morethat became his last.
magicians equally skilled. So, take a moment to learnPaul Daniels: A currently retired British magician who in
about other wizards of magic and expand your1983 became the first magician to ever receive the
knowledge about magicians.prestigious Magician of the Year Award by the
Curtis Adams: A magician who appeared at the ageHollywood Academy of Magical Arts.
of 16 in the Young Magicians Showcase featured onS.W. Erndase: A magician and author whose real
Fox Television. He was born on October 12, 1984 andidentity has never been figured out. Erndase is a
was one of the youngest magicians to perform inmagician who wrote a book in 1902 about card
Reno, Nevada casinos.playing tricks.
Criss Angel: The only three-time magician winner ofChing Ling Foo: The first Asian magician to achieve
the Merlin Award from the International Society offame. He was a magician who did tricks like breathing
Magicians. Angel is a skilled magician who did stuntsfire and pulling a fifteen-foot pole from his mouth. He
like lying on a bed of nails while a Hummer drovedied in 1922.
over him.Lennart Green: A magician known for his close-up
Ed Balducci: A street magician who died in 1988 atcard tricks. In 1991 this magician became the world
the age of 82. He is a magician known for hischampion of in close-up card magic.
gimmick-free trick of visibly rising several inches fromPaul Harris: A magician known for pulling coins from
the ground with his back turned to his audience.mirrors. Many claim he is a magician with skills like a
Derren Brown: A British magician who practicedcombination of Copperfield and Henning.
traditional close-up magic in the 1990s. Brown's claimScott Interrante: An American magician specializing in
as a magician is his "mind-reading" act. Brown claimsescape-artist tricks. He won awards from the
aliens abducted him.International Brotherhood of Magicians.
Cardini: Richard "Cardini" Pitchford was a magician withRicky Jay: A magician listed in the Guinness Book of
almost 50 years of performing tricks and illusions. He'sRecords as throwing a playing card 190 feet at 90
one of the world's most imitated magicians, but nomiles per hour.
one to date has ever been able to completelyFred Kaps: A Dutch magician who died in 1980. He is
duplicate his tricks. He was a magician known for hisa magician known for making a saltshaker create an
sleight of hand. Items were forever appearing andendless supply of salt.