swap_horiz T. Nelson Downs Alternatives

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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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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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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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Howard Thurston

Howard Thurston was a prominent American magician active primarily in the early 20th century. He gained widespread recog...

Card Stage American Historical

9.1 Excellent

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Max Maven

Max Maven was a significant figure in American stage magic. He specialized in intricate, interactive illusions that chal...

Stage American Historical Bizarre

9.1 Excellent

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Michael Skinner

Michael Skinner was a prominent American close-up magician recognized for his exceptional skill performing card magic. H...

Card American Historical Close Up

9.1 Excellent

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Channing Pollock

American magician widely credited as the father of the modern dove act, renowned in the 1950s–60s for his graceful produ...

Stage American Historical Manipulation

8.7 Great

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Max Malini

Austrian-born American magician known for impromptu close-up performances delivered informally to royalty, presidents, a...

Historical Close Up Coins Vaudeville

8.7 Great

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Charlie Miller

American close-up magician and highly regarded sleight-of-hand artist whose technical expertise with cards and coins inf...

American Historical Close Up Coins

8.6 Great

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Nate Leipzig

Swedish-born American sleight-of-hand artist active in the early 20th century, celebrated among magicians for exceptiona...

American Historical Close Up Cards

8.5 Great

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Al Baker

American magician (1874–1951) celebrated for his inventive card and mentalism effects, widely published in magic journal...

American Inventor Historical Close Up

8.3 Great

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Arthur Buckley

American magician and author known for Card Control (1946), a seminal instructional text on card sleight of hand that in...

American Author Historical Coins

8.1 Great

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Dr. Jacob Daley

American physician and amateur magician of the mid-20th century, best known for originating 'Daley's Last Trick,' a cele...

American Historical Close Up Coins

7.9 Good

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Faucett Ross

American magician and collector active in the early-to-mid 20th century, known for his extensive magic library and contr...

American Historical Close Up Cards

7.4 Good