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Justin Flom (born April 29, 1986) is an American illusionist. He is best known for his YouTube series along with his television show Wizard Wars in which he performs magic with ordinary objects. Alon...

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5/11/2024
5/11/2024
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5/11/2024

Justin Flom (born April 29, 1986) is an American illusionist. He is best known for his YouTube series along with his television show Wizard Wars in which he performs magic with ordinary objects. Alon...

5/11/2024

Howard Thurston (1869 - 1936)

Howard Thurston (July 20, 1869 – April 13, 1936) was a stage magician from Columbus, Ohio, United States. As a child, he ran away to join the circus, where his future partner Harry Kellar also perfor...

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11/13/2023
11/13/2023
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11/13/2023

Howard Thurston (1869 - 1936)

Howard Thurston (July 20, 1869 – April 13, 1936) was a stage magician from Columbus, Ohio, United States. As a child, he ran away to join the circus, where his future partner Harry Kellar also perfor...

11/13/2023

Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin MP (1805 - 1871)

Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin (7 December 1805 – 13 June 1871) was a French watchmaker, magician and illusionist, widely recognized as the father of the modern style of conjuring. He transformed magic fr...

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9/4/2023
9/4/2023
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9/4/2023

Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin MP (1805 - 1871)

Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin (7 December 1805 – 13 June 1871) was a French watchmaker, magician and illusionist, widely recognized as the father of the modern style of conjuring. He transformed magic fr...

9/4/2023

Israel Regardie MP (1907 - 1985)

"Israel Regardie"

Francis Israel Regardie (/rɪˈɡɑːrdi/; né Regardie; November 17, 1907 – March 10, 1985) was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, and writer who spent much of his life in the United States. He wrot...

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12/28/2021
12/30/2021
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12/28/2021

Israel Regardie MP (1907 - 1985)

"Israel Regardie"

Francis Israel Regardie (/rɪˈɡɑːrdi/; né Regardie; November 17, 1907 – March 10, 1985) was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, and writer who spent much of his life in the United States. He wrot...

12/30/2021

Solmu Mäkelä (1922 - 2018)

"Verner"

Verner Mäkelä (18. kesäkuuta 1922 Viipuri – 25. heinäkuuta 2018 Helsinki) oli suomalainen taikuri. Hän kirjoitti taikatempuista useita kirjoja ja lehtipalstoja sekä toimi Suomen Taikapiiri ry:n äänenka...

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7/7/2021
7/8/2021
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7/7/2021

Solmu Mäkelä (1922 - 2018)

"Verner"

Verner Mäkelä (18. kesäkuuta 1922 Viipuri – 25. heinäkuuta 2018 Helsinki) oli suomalainen taikuri. Hän kirjoitti taikatempuista useita kirjoja ja lehtipalstoja sekä toimi Suomen Taikapiiri ry:n äänenka...

7/8/2021

Roy Horn MP (1944 - 2020)

"Roy Uwe Ludwig Horn"

Siegfried and Roy were a duo of German-American magicians and entertainers, who became known for their appearances with white lions and white tigers. It was comprised of Siegfried Fischbacher (born Jun...

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5/9/2020
6/29/2020
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5/9/2020

Roy Horn MP (1944 - 2020)

"Roy Uwe Ludwig Horn"

Siegfried and Roy were a duo of German-American magicians and entertainers, who became known for their appearances with white lions and white tigers. It was comprised of Siegfried Fischbacher (born Jun...

6/29/2020

Dai Vernon MP (1894 - 1992)

"Dai Vernon / "He Fooled Houdini""

Vernon was born as David Frederick Wingfield Verner on June 11, 1894, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He got the nick name of "Dai" when a typo in a newspaper dubbed him Dai instead of David. While he was ...

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1/25/2010
1/3/2019
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1/25/2010

Dai Vernon MP (1894 - 1992)

"Dai Vernon / "He Fooled Houdini""

Vernon was born as David Frederick Wingfield Verner on June 11, 1894, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He got the nick name of "Dai" when a typo in a newspaper dubbed him Dai instead of David. While he was ...

1/3/2019

Ricky Jay MP (1946 - 2018)

"Ricky"

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8/15/2009
11/26/2018
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8/15/2009
11/26/2018

Horatio G. Cooke (1844 - 1924)

Horatio Cooke lived quite an exciting life. He was born Feb 1, 1844 in Norwich Conn. By his mid teens he was a school teacher. The break out of the Civil War interrupted his teaching and he enlisted in...

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3/12/2018
3/12/2018
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3/12/2018

Horatio G. Cooke (1844 - 1924)

Horatio Cooke lived quite an exciting life. He was born Feb 1, 1844 in Norwich Conn. By his mid teens he was a school teacher. The break out of the Civil War interrupted his teaching and he enlisted in...

3/12/2018

John Elbert Wilkie (1860 - 1934)

Elbert Wilkie (1860 – December 13, 1934) was an American journalist and Director of the United States Secret Service from 1898 to 1911.JournalistAt age 19, Wilkie joined the staff of the Chicago Times ...

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3/10/2018
3/10/2018
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John Elbert Wilkie (1860 - 1934)

Elbert Wilkie (1860 – December 13, 1934) was an American journalist and Director of the United States Secret Service from 1898 to 1911.JournalistAt age 19, Wilkie joined the staff of the Chicago Times ...

3/10/2018

Karrell Fox (1928 - 1998)

Fox (January 30, 1928 – March 12, 1998) was a 20th-century American magician. When he was a child, his parents operated a small restaurant in Rainelle, West Virginia. A customer bolted without paying h...

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9/16/2016
9/16/2016
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9/16/2016

Karrell Fox (1928 - 1998)

Fox (January 30, 1928 – March 12, 1998) was a 20th-century American magician. When he was a child, his parents operated a small restaurant in Rainelle, West Virginia. A customer bolted without paying h...

9/16/2016

David Blaine MP

"David Blaine Bukalo"

Blaine (born David Blaine White; April 4, 1973) is an American magician, illusionist and endurance artist. He is best known for his high-profile feats of endurance, and has made his name as a performer...

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8/23/2014
4/8/2015
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8/23/2014

David Blaine MP

"David Blaine Bukalo"

Blaine (born David Blaine White; April 4, 1973) is an American magician, illusionist and endurance artist. He is best known for his high-profile feats of endurance, and has made his name as a performer...

4/8/2015

Richard Valentine Pitchford (1895 - 1973)

"Cardini", "The Great Cardini"

Richard Valentine Pitchford was born in Britain on 24 November 1895, in the Mumbles, in Swansea. Some sources use the incorrect year of 1899.He joined the British Army during World War I, where he pass...

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8/2/2014
4/7/2015
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Richard Valentine Pitchford (1895 - 1973)

"Cardini", "The Great Cardini"

Richard Valentine Pitchford was born in Britain on 24 November 1895, in the Mumbles, in Swansea. Some sources use the incorrect year of 1899.He joined the British Army during World War I, where he pass...

4/7/2015

Clayton Rawson (1906 - 1971)

Rawson (1906–1971) was an American mystery writer, editor, and amateur magician. His four novels frequently invoke his great knowledge of stage magic and feature as their fictional detective The Great ...

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12/22/2014
3/20/2015
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12/22/2014

Clayton Rawson (1906 - 1971)

Rawson (1906–1971) was an American mystery writer, editor, and amateur magician. His four novels frequently invoke his great knowledge of stage magic and feature as their fictional detective The Great ...

3/20/2015

Caroline Jane "Kate" "Kitty" Baldwin (c.1853 - 1934)

""The Famous Rosicrucian Somnambulist"", ""Mrs. Baldwin Slade"", "Kate Russell "The Clairvoyant Queen""

Biography===Female mentalist Kitty Baldwin was born Kate Russell in 1853.She married well known magician Samri Baldwin and had a daughter together named Shadow.Baldwin and Samri performed together as a...

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3/5/2009
3/18/2015
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Caroline Jane "Kate" "Kitty" Baldwin (c.1853 - 1934)

""The Famous Rosicrucian Somnambulist"", ""Mrs. Baldwin Slade"", "Kate Russell "The Clairvoyant Queen""

Biography===Female mentalist Kitty Baldwin was born Kate Russell in 1853.She married well known magician Samri Baldwin and had a daughter together named Shadow.Baldwin and Samri performed together as a...

3/18/2015

David Copperfield MP

"David Copperfield"

David Copperfield (born David Seth Kotkin; September 16, 1956) is an Emmy Award-winning American illusionist, and has been described by Forbes as the most commercially successful magician in history.

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1/3/2012
3/18/2015
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1/3/2012

David Copperfield MP

"David Copperfield"

David Copperfield (born David Seth Kotkin; September 16, 1956) is an Emmy Award-winning American illusionist, and has been described by Forbes as the most commercially successful magician in history.

3/18/2015

Theodore "Theo" Hardeen (Ferenc Dezső Weisz) (1876 - 1945)

"Theodore Hardeen", "Theo Hardeen", "Ference Deszo Weiss"

Birth: 353 row* Houdini Family Secrets NPR Theodore Hardeen (March 4, 1876 – June 12, 1945), known simply as Hardeen, was a Hungarian magician and escape artist who was the younger brother of Harry Hou...

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12/11/2010
3/18/2015
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12/11/2010

Theodore "Theo" Hardeen (Ferenc Dezső Weisz) (1876 - 1945)

"Theodore Hardeen", "Theo Hardeen", "Ference Deszo Weiss"

Birth: 353 row* Houdini Family Secrets NPR Theodore Hardeen (March 4, 1876 – June 12, 1945), known simply as Hardeen, was a Hungarian magician and escape artist who was the younger brother of Harry Hou...

3/18/2015

"Herrmann The Great" MP (1844 - 1896)

""Herrmann The Great""

Alexander Herrmann (February 10, 1844 – December 17, 1896) was a French magician, better known as Herrmann the Great. Alexander Herrmann was born in Paris, France, the youngest of sixteen children to S...

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10/27/2014
3/18/2015
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10/27/2014

"Herrmann The Great" MP (1844 - 1896)

""Herrmann The Great""

Alexander Herrmann (February 10, 1844 – December 17, 1896) was a French magician, better known as Herrmann the Great. Alexander Herrmann was born in Paris, France, the youngest of sixteen children to S...

3/18/2015

Adelaide Herrmann (c.1852 - aft.1920)

""Queen of Magic""

Adelaide Herrmann (1853-1932) was a noted female magician and vaudeville performer. She began her magic career as assistant to her husband, magician Alexander Herrmann (1844-1896). When he died she con...

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10/27/2014
3/18/2015
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10/27/2014

Adelaide Herrmann (c.1852 - aft.1920)

""Queen of Magic""

Adelaide Herrmann (1853-1932) was a noted female magician and vaudeville performer. She began her magic career as assistant to her husband, magician Alexander Herrmann (1844-1896). When he died she con...

3/18/2015

Samri Baldwin "The White Mahatma" (1848 - 1924)

"Samri"

Biography=== (White Mahatma, Father of Mentalism, Spiritualist Debunker)Samri Baldwin "The White Mahatma" (1848-1924) was born Samuel Spencer Baldwin in Cincinnati, Ohio.He enlisted in the U.S Army at ...

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3/5/2009
3/18/2015
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Samri Baldwin "The White Mahatma" (1848 - 1924)

"Samri"

Biography=== (White Mahatma, Father of Mentalism, Spiritualist Debunker)Samri Baldwin "The White Mahatma" (1848-1924) was born Samuel Spencer Baldwin in Cincinnati, Ohio.He enlisted in the U.S Army at ...

3/18/2015