Photo by Levent (All Rights Reserved)I am saddened to report that my friend Charles Reynolds passed away in the early morning hours of November 4, 2010 in his home in Greenwich Village, Manhattan after a long illness.
Charles was born in Toledo, Ohio on September 9, 1932. As a young man he became heavily involved with magic when he met the performer/magic dealer Carlo.
In college Charles studied television and theater and upon graduation he moved to New York City and for a time was a camera operator for CBS. Later he worked as a picture editor at "Popular Photography" magazine and was the Chairman of the Photography Department of the famous "School for Visual Arts" and was a friend of many of the great photographers of the 20th Century. As a professional photographer Charles worked for periodicals such as "Time" magazine, but his photographic passion was in capturing images of circuses and circus performers.
In the realm of magic, Charles was the friend and student of many great artists such as Dai Vernon, Roy Benson and Charlie Miller. In the early 1970s, he befriended Doug Henning and became Doug's magic consultant on all of his TV specials. Charles was also a magic consultant to Siegfried and Roy, Harry Blackstone Jr. and many Broadway shows. He was the author of several books on Magic history and the associate producer of the highly regarded British TV series "The Best of Magic" and "Heroes of Magic".
Charles leaves behind his beloved wife, Regina and legions of friends in the worlds of Magic and Photography. His kindness, knowledge and wisdom will be missed.
Best regards,M
Levent
Stanford Mathematics Professor Persi Diaconis is featured in an interview on NPR in which he discusses his love of both math and magic. For those not yet aware of Professor Diaconis, Persi was a protege of the other "Professor" Dai Vernon. He abandoned a career in music and magic to study mathematical statistics at Harvard University, and completed his PhD in 1974. He has often lectured on the mathematics behind popular magic tricks and on such topics as how spy codes are encrypted. He has also used his expertise in mathematics and magic to investigate claims in parapsychology. This was broadcast on "To the Best of Our Knowledge" from Wisconsin Public Radio.
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From Robin Leach in his Strip Scribbles column we learn that the Amazing Kreskin is to begin a run on the Las Vegas Strip tonight at the Riviera.
For more than six decades, world-renowned mentalist The Amazing Kreskin has stunned audiences with his mind-boggling predictions and mental tests. Tonight, he returns to town for an extended run taking over the former Comedy Club at the Riviera after a sold-out headline appearance at the Sahara.
“Even I couldn’t have predicted this,” The Amazing Kreskin said. “We had such an incredible visit here two months ago that I just had to shuffle dates around to make this extended run work out.” He will perform his legendary check test nightly, where members of the audience will hide his nightly paycheck in the theater. If he’s unable to locate it, he will forfeit his fee over to charity.
With his distinctive flowing white beard and round rimmed spectacles, Eugene Burger could be mistaken for Santa Claus. But don’t let looks fool you.
Burger – who has been called “Chicago’s Best Magician” by Chicago Magazine, “one of the most respected names in close-up magic today” by the Chicago Tribune, and “one of the most influential magicians of the 20th century” by Magic Magazine – is no Santa. He is, however, one of the finest magicians in the business.
Burger’s amazing magic skills will be on display during a special performance on Thursday, November 18, when the Elmhurst Heritage Foundation presents “Magic & Merlot: An Evening with Eugene Burger”.
For anyone that missed it the first time around, here is the documentary on Eugene from Culture Unplugged:
Thanks to the oustanding efforts of "This Week in Magic" co-host Scott Wells, I am able to deliver some fantastic coverage of Mindvention 2010! The result is some great interviews including chats with Docc Hilford, Alain Nu, Colin McLeod, John Stetson, Banachek, Mac King, Danny Archer, Robert Allen, Patrick Redford, Jamie Salinas, Greg & Eve Lancaster, Jack Tillar, Andrew Gerrard and several others. I can safely say that you are in for a few surprises and some laughs along the way in this one!
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Jim Steinmeyer's long awaited biography on Howard Thurston "The Last Greatest Magician in The World" is scheduled for release in February of next year and has made its appearance on Amazon and is now available for pre-order!
The November issue of Magic Magazine is winging its way to subscribers and magic shops around the country with AGT Top 10 competitor Michael Grasso on the cover written by Rory Johnston. In addition, Gabe Fajuri & John Moehring bring you an outstanding article on the amazing close-up of Del Ray, Steve Marshall presents a profile of Cho Mojutsu, an article on the new play by Teller & Todd Robbins "Play Dead" written by Alan Howard, "Econtros Majicos" by David Britland and Allakazam Week by Mark Nelson. All thin in addition to the usual sections bresented bt Stan and his team every month.
In addition, the latest issue of the new online magic publication "Mandala" is now available as well. On the cover is our good friend Doc Eason who is profiled and discusses his forthcoming book, Doc-Tales: Tales of the Tower and Beyond. Lou Serrano, close-up magician and author of the recent The REAL Secrets of Magic marketing course offer more info on marketing your act. In Every issue Rich Cowley describes stories, anecdotes and experiences from inside the world's most exclusive magic night club, The Magic Castle Every issue Rich Cowley describes stories, anecdotes andexperiences from inside the world's most exclusive magic night club, The Magic Castle. Comedian Keith Dion continues his warped recounting of the "histury" of magic.
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