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Dai Vernon

Dai Vernon was a prominent Canadian magician renowned for his innovative card techniques and elegant close-up performanc...

Card Canadian Historical Close Up

10.0 Brilliant

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Juan Tamariz

Juan Tamariz was a celebrated Spanish magician specializing in close-up card magic. He gained international recognition...

Card Spanish Historical Close Up

10.0 Brilliant

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Harry Houdini

Harry Houdini was an American magician renowned for his daring escapology performances during the late 19th and early 20...

Stage American Historical Escapologist

9.9 Brilliant

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Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin

Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (1857-1910) was a prominent French stage magician who significantly shaped modern illusionism....

Stage French Traditional Historical

9.9 Brilliant

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Arturo de Ascanio

Arturo de Ascanio (1896-1978) was a Spanish magician renowned for pioneering modern Spanish close-up magic. His meticulo...

Card Spanish Historical Close Up

9.8 Brilliant

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David Berglas

David Berglas was a British stage magician and mentalist renowned for his innovative techniques and close-up work. He de...

Stage Historical British Mentalist

9.8 Brilliant

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Fred Kaps

Fred Kaps was a prominent Dutch magician renowned for his exceptional skill in close-up magic. He achieved significant r...

Stage Historical Dutch Close Up

9.7 Brilliant

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Tommy Wonder

Tommy Wonder is a celebrated Dutch magician known for his intricate close-up and stage illusions. His performances empha...

Stage Historical Dutch Close Up

9.6 Brilliant

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Ed Marlo

Ed Marlo was a prominent American magician specializing in close-up card magic during the mid-20th century. He is notabl...

Card American Historical Close Up

9.6 Brilliant

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Ricky Jay

Ricky Jay was a prominent American magician celebrated for his mastery of close-up card techniques and intricate sleight...

Card American Historical Close Up

9.5 Brilliant

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Cardini

Alfred “Dinky” Cardini was a British magician renowned for his elaborate and technically demanding stage illusions perfo...

Stage Historical British Manipulation

9.5 Brilliant

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Slydini

Salvatore Slydini was a prominent Italian-American magician active from the early 20th century onward. He is recognized...

Italian Historical Close Up Sleight Of Hand

9.4 Excellent

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Paul Harris

Paul Harris was a significant figure in twentieth-century American magic. He developed numerous innovative close-up magi...

American Creator Historical Close Up

9.4 Excellent

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David Roth

David Roth was a prominent American magician specializing in close-up coin manipulation. He gained recognition for his s...

American Coin Historical Close Up

9.4 Excellent

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Harry Kellar

Harry Kellar was a prominent figure in late nineteenth and early twentieth century American stage magic. He gained recog...

Stage American Traditional Historical

9.2 Excellent

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Eugene Burger

Eugene Burger was a prominent American magician specializing in close-up techniques and unusual effects. His innovative...

Teacher American Historical Close Up

9.2 Excellent

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Johnny Thompson

Johnny Thompson, also recognized as The Great Tomsoni, was an American magician who achieved prominence in the late 19th...

Stage American Consultant Historical

9.2 Excellent

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Richard Ross

Richard Ross was a celebrated Dutch stage magician recognized globally for his exceptional skill with close-up illusions...

Stage Historical Dutch Close Up

9.2 Excellent

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Jim Steinmeyer

Jim Steinmeyer is a renowned American magician celebrated for his innovative designs of stage illusions. He developed ic...

American Designer Historical Illusionist

9.1 Excellent

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Doug Henning

Doug Henning was a Canadian magician who revitalized the art of magic in the 1970s through his Broadway show The Magic S...

Television Stage Canadian Historical

8.7 Great