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