Gisooo 2,542 Posted April 7, 2023 Harry Lorrayne (Wiki), American magician dead at 96 He was well known for his incredible memory demonstrations and appeared on numerous television shows including 24 times on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,123 Posted May 29, 2023 Milt Larsen, also a magician and "creator" of Magic Castle has died at 92 as mentioned elsewhere. Henry Lewis MBE from last page died in September at 102. Seems like he got no obituaries anywhere, but was also not picked anywhere here. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,069 Posted July 20, 2023 Guardian Obit for Hugh Lennon, originator of the canine magic act Hypnodog: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/jul/20/hugh-lennon-obituary Hugh's neice Krystyna Lennon took over the act with another dog Princess who appeared on Britain's Got Talent in 2015, only to later confirm (fnah fnah) that the whole thing was a fake. The obit says that Hugh Lennon was a stormtrooper in Star Wars: A New Hope - I can't find anything to back that up. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,234 Posted November 1, 2023 Peter Kersten, East German TV magician dies at 80 from cancer: https://m.bild.de/regional/dresden/dresden-aktuell/coswig-ddr-magier-zauberpeter-im-alter-von-80-jahren-gestorben-85939230.bildMobile.html 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 11,050 Posted November 4, 2023 On 04/11/2022 at 18:35, msc said: All of these magicians seem to take ill in their 70s (even Teller above has heart issues), meanwhile David Berglas, who was doing magic before most of them were born, is quietly approaching his 97th year on the planet! Legendary British magician David Berglas (wiki) dead at 97 according to his son on Twitter: https://x.com/marvinberglas/status/1720572427279724923?s=46&t=UENGoez2FLndgJC40K16Wg 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 17,762 Posted November 4, 2023 5 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Legendary British magician David Berglas (wiki) dead at 97 according to his son on Twitter: https://x.com/marvinberglas/status/1720572427279724923?s=46&t=UENGoez2FLndgJC40K16Wg Proper legend. Still, a fine age, and a DDP pick for my old folks team. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,660 Posted February 8 Penn & Teller are on TV before the Superbowl but despite his recent health issues I think Teller looks better than Penn 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 362 Posted February 8 5 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said: Penn & Teller are on TV before the Superbowl but despite his recent health issues I think Teller looks better than Penn Honestly if you watch their series on the CW, they both look fine. They still tour relatively extensively in the off-season, including a recent tour of Australia. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,660 Posted February 8 23 minutes ago, Comped said: Honestly if you watch their series on the CW, they both look fine. They still tour relatively extensively in the off-season, including a recent tour of Australia. I think the main difference with Penn is that he has lost some weight and cut his hair. Teller still looks like Zooty (Zoot zoot) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 362 Posted February 8 1 hour ago, Bibliogryphon said: I think the main difference with Penn is that he has lost some weight and cut his hair. Teller still looks like Zooty (Zoot zoot) If anything, Teller has the more worrying health history... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,660 Posted February 8 2 hours ago, Comped said: If anything, Teller has the more worrying health history... Which was my original point.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,069 Posted April 3 Stage Obit for Fred Van Buren, illusionist probably most famous for his vanishing motorcycle and rider trick: https://www.thestage.co.uk/obituaries--archive/obituaries/fred-van-buren-magician-illusionist His son Andrew is also an illusionist. Here is Fred doing the old fluorescent light penetration trick (oo-er, and whoo) (low quality off a black and white telly with no sound) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QRe0dMHx7k Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
