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The Tops issue for January 1963, [[Karrell Fox]] ran a picture of Al Zink with Al Munroe and stated "Detroit's two beloved Als (both deceased)". [[Jay Marshall]] reported that Zink died in jail.<ref>Al Zink Recalled by Jim Alfredson, Magicol, August 2001</ref>
The Tops issue for January 1963, [[Karrell Fox]] ran a picture of Al Zink with Al Munroe and stated "Detroit's two beloved Als (both deceased)". [[Jay Marshall]] reported that Zink died in jail.<ref>Al Zink Recalled by Jim Alfredson, Magicol, August 2001</ref>


A photograph of Zink can be viewed on the [[Conjuring Arts]] exhibit "Many Faces of Magic"<ref>http://conjuringarts.org/exhibitions/the-many-faces-of-magic/al-zink/</ref>
 


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Latest revision as of 09:38, 28 November 2023

Al Zink
BornRumania
Diedcirca 1960
Flourished1940s.

Al Zink (?-c.1960s) was a magician in the Detroit area. He M.C. and performed at Abbott's Get-Together in the 1940s.

Biography

Many of his effects in Abbott's catalog were created in collaboration with Al Munroe including Coke Surprise, Daylight Production Screen, Color-changing Spheres, and Improved Liquid Appear.

He served as president of IBM Ring 22 in Detroit and his Coin Production was published in Tarbell Course in Magic - Volume 3

The Tops issue for January 1963, Karrell Fox ran a picture of Al Zink with Al Munroe and stated "Detroit's two beloved Als (both deceased)". Jay Marshall reported that Zink died in jail.[1]


References

  1. Al Zink Recalled by Jim Alfredson, Magicol, August 2001