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[[Bob Longe]] ( | [[Bob Longe]] (1928 March 17, 2004) as a retired English teacher and ardent magic hobbyist from Michigan that authored numerous magic books for beginners. He also played piano, tenor banjo, and ukulele. | ||
Inspired by the big stage shows of the great illusionists [[Blackstone]] and [[Dante]], he took up magic in the 1930s. In his teens he got to know some of Detroit's magicians including [[Harold Sterling]], [[Milt Kort]], [[Karrell Fox]], [[Bob Lund]], and [[Bob Stencil]]. | Inspired by the big stage shows of the great illusionists [[Blackstone]] and [[Dante]], he took up magic in the 1930s. In his teens he got to know some of Detroit's magicians including [[Harold Sterling]], [[Milt Kort]], [[Karrell Fox]], [[Bob Lund]], and [[Bob Stencil]]. | ||
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* World's Greatest Card Tricks (1996). | * World's Greatest Card Tricks (1996). | ||
* one man parade, Linking Ring, September, 2001 | * one man parade, Linking Ring, September, 2001 | ||
* one man parade, Linking Ring, August, 2006 | |||
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Revision as of 15:28, 29 June 2009
Bob Longe (1928 March 17, 2004) as a retired English teacher and ardent magic hobbyist from Michigan that authored numerous magic books for beginners. He also played piano, tenor banjo, and ukulele.
Inspired by the big stage shows of the great illusionists Blackstone and Dante, he took up magic in the 1930s. In his teens he got to know some of Detroit's magicians including Harold Sterling, Milt Kort, Karrell Fox, Bob Lund, and Bob Stencil.
Early on, he wrote two booklets on card tricks: The Invisible Deck (published by the Ireland Magic) and The Visible Deck (self-published), before taking up writing again in the 1990s.
Books
- The Invisible Deck and Other Card Tricks.
- The Visible Deck
- 101 Amazing Card Tricks
- Easy Card Tricks
- Easy Magic Tricks
- Great Card Tricks
- Mind Reading Magic Tricks
- Nutty Challenges & Zany Dares
- World's Best Card Tricks
- World's Best Coin Tricks
- World's Greatest Card Tricks
- Card Tricks Galore
References
- World's Greatest Card Tricks (1996).
- one man parade, Linking Ring, September, 2001
- one man parade, Linking Ring, August, 2006