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Nick K. Trost | [[Nick Trost]] (March 16, 1935 - October 23, 2008), born Nicholas K. Trost was a | ||
prolific author of booklets and packet tricks. | |||
He was an alumnus of Ohio State University and a private the Army in 1957. | |||
Nick Trost first became enthused about magic when he was seven or | |||
eight years after seeing a magic show staged by the members of IBM Ring 3 in Troy, Ohio. He then met Bob Lewis of Dayton, Ohio, who sparked his keen interest in card magic. | |||
Trost did a card column in The [[New Tops]] from May 1961 until December 1994. | |||
Hocus Pocus Parade in Linking Ring 1955 and also received the award for originality of a card effect at the IBM Convention in Pittsburgh. Pa. that same year. | |||
Trost died of Brain cancer after being diagnosed earlier in 2008. | |||
== Bibliography == | |||
* Table Tricks | |||
* Subtle Card Creations | |||
* CARDMAN'S SECRETS (1964) | |||
* E.S.P. SESSION WITH NICK TROST (1965) | |||
* Expert Gambling Tricks (1975) | |||
* IMPROMPTU CARD MAGIC FOLIO NO. 2 (1979) | |||
* Card Magic of Nick Trost | |||
* Gambling Tricks with Cards II | |||
* Mental Card Miracles | |||
[[Category:Biographies|Trost, Nick]] | [[Category:Biographies|Trost, Nick]] | ||
Revision as of 07:37, 24 October 2008
Nick Trost (March 16, 1935 - October 23, 2008), born Nicholas K. Trost was a prolific author of booklets and packet tricks.
He was an alumnus of Ohio State University and a private the Army in 1957. Nick Trost first became enthused about magic when he was seven or eight years after seeing a magic show staged by the members of IBM Ring 3 in Troy, Ohio. He then met Bob Lewis of Dayton, Ohio, who sparked his keen interest in card magic.
Trost did a card column in The New Tops from May 1961 until December 1994.
Hocus Pocus Parade in Linking Ring 1955 and also received the award for originality of a card effect at the IBM Convention in Pittsburgh. Pa. that same year.
Trost died of Brain cancer after being diagnosed earlier in 2008.
Bibliography
- Table Tricks
- Subtle Card Creations
- CARDMAN'S SECRETS (1964)
- E.S.P. SESSION WITH NICK TROST (1965)
- Expert Gambling Tricks (1975)
- IMPROMPTU CARD MAGIC FOLIO NO. 2 (1979)
- Card Magic of Nick Trost
- Gambling Tricks with Cards II
- Mental Card Miracles