BROKEN WAND :: CHRISTIAN FECHNER

Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at 07:35AM
Dodd Vickers in magician

FISM winner, film producer and writer Christian Fechner has passed away at the age of 64. According to Richard Kaufman of Genii Magazine, Fechner had a bout with cancer some years ago which had been in remission, but had been ill all summer. Fechner was also the author of a biography on Robert Houdin entitled "An Artist's Life." Fechner also maintained an extensive collection of magic which has been sold over the years by the Swann Galleries.

Article originally appeared on The Magic Newswire (http://www.linkingpage.com/).