Dai Vernon was among the most influential magicians of the 20th century, but one trick continued to elude him. His quest to learn its secret led... A Magician's Quest for the Perfect Card Cheat Dai ...

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In addition to the insight provided by performers who knew Vernon including Max Maven Herb Zarrow John Carney Jackie Flosso Ricky Jay Steve Freeman and Persi Diaconis it was an important opportunity ...

YOU won’t realize this until you start trying, but manipulating a simple deck of cards is as hard as mastering an oboe. Among the many virtues of Karl Johnson’s “The Magician and the Cardsharp,” with ...

“If I had never seen him do magic he’d be the most remarkable person I ever met,” say Ricky Jay of his friend and mentor, the magician Dai Vernon (1894 -1992), also known as “Professor.” The life of ...

On the night of Feb. 6, 1922, more than 60 magicians in formal attire gathered at a hotel banquet room in Chicago to honor Harry Houdini, the self-styled "eclipsing sensation of the world." Then as ...

I am sitting in a rather tony establishment (named, a little untonily, Vinnie's) discussing the Henning/Vernon connection with James Biss. I shall explain the Henning/Vernon connection, and tell you ...