biography and other details about famous magicians
S. W. Erdnase is not and was never a real, tangible person but a name created by the author of the book ‘The Expert at the Card Table.’ The author of this legendary magic book has remained a real mystery to this day but on the face of the book’s Read more…
Born in the Fort Garry district of Winnipeg, Canada, on the 3rd of May, 1947, Doug Henning was a renowned escape artist, illusionist, and politician. Early days As most famous magic performers, Henning got bitten by the magic bug at a very young age. What inspired the young magician was Read more…
Dai Vernon was born David Frederick WingfieldVerner on June 11th ,1894. He was born in Canada. He was a legendary performer, illusionist and accomplished magician who scaled the heights of magical performance and conquered it. He was blessed with an absolutely amazing sleight of hand ability which earned him the respect Read more…
Jay Sankey is a professional magician who has been perfecting his craft for over 30 years now. In that time, he has gained a lot of acclaim and credit for all his contributions to the world of magic. He was born in Montreal Canada in 1963 making him 54 years. Read more…
The Best of Jeff McBride Magic Jeff McBride is widely considered one of the founding fathers of a unique genre of magic. He is an exceptional performer and a classic magician who has incorporated silent magic perfectly into his routine. Although this genre of magic is not common these days, Read more…
Jeff McBride was for a long time known as Magnus which is his other name. He was born in 1959 in the United States. He was born in Rock Hill New York. He is a great magician who has been around the magic world for decades. He has wowed fans Read more…
John Nevil Maskelyne was born on the 22nd of December 1839. He had acquired many titles during his lifetime like “Magician” and “Inventor” although he was famously known for being a world class magician. He is credited as the one who invented the pay toilet in London where one had Read more…
Although the legend of Harry Houdini continues lives on till this day and will so over the times to come, certain accounts of his life have been totally misrepresented and misconceived by the public and particular facts about him have not been known by many. The only exceptions to this Read more…
Theodore Annemann was Born as Theodore John Squires on the 22nd of February, 1907, in East Waverly, New York, Theodore (Theo) Annemann was a professional magic performer from America. He specialized in the field of mentalism and is best known for inventing and refining many of the standard mentalism routines Read more…
Widely credited as becoming the first major ‘television magician’, James “Mark” Wilson is an American magic performer and author born in 1929. Magician Mark Wilson is also considered to have been a great factor in the process of establishing the viability of magic shows as a television format. First steps Read more…