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<h2 id="famous-performers">Famous performers</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Jewel_Aich/WLceKMuN">Jewel Aich</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Jay_Alexander/YMI8ksjo">Jay Alexander</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Michael_Ammar/WdI01voT">Michael Ammar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tony_Andruzzi/Fuqazu5k">Tony Andruzzi</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Keith_Barry/J2rvjgj9">Keith Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Herbert_L._Becker/v5645f1S">Herbert L. Becker</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ariann_Black/bCG0R5Ij">Ariann Black</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/David_Blaine/uo9GMydB">David Blaine</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/J.B._Bobo/3L4MxcTo">J.B. Bobo</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Derren_Brown/EKIMQVNV">Derren Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Matthias_Buchinger/yXdlbkw8">Matthias Buchinger</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Charles_Cameron_(magician)/LquLrUEQ">Charles Cameron</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Canuplin/0EUX23qA">Canuplin</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/John_Carney_(magician)/PRFazA8H">John Carney</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/John_Cassidy_(magician)/WbrclhMn">John Cassidy</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Milbourne_Christopher/smPExfMq">Milbourne Christopher</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ali_Cook/whMnCn8g">Ali Cook</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Paul_Curry/FwIC2pwK">Paul Curry</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Steve_Dacri/21unwDWU">Steve Dacri</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Paul_Daniels/6yk3BRAv">Paul Daniels</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Daryl_(magician)/bdTr1oz8">Daryl</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lewis_Davenport/fL7KdzTN">Lewis Davenport</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dedi/Fo0f2BcH">Dedi</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Persi_Diaconis/AsI5mBLp">Persi Diaconis</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dean_Dill/bzM5I8j6">Dean Dill</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Derek_Dingle/ccxD7uB9">Derek Dingle</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Simon_Drake/05tKxk2e">Simon Drake</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Geoffrey_Durham/XgHPQkpq">Geoffrey Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tim_Ellis_(magician)/5QxcfwnD">Tim Ellis</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Alex_Elmsley/YfEt55l4">Alex Elmsley</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/S._W._Erdnase/WjRXzN0D">S. W. Erdnase</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Fakir_of_Ava/Nts8FbLD">Fakir of Ava</a> (Isaiah Harris Hughes)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Martin_Gardner/HGfEnPDH">Martin Gardner</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Paul_Gertner/rE2Vn1pj">Paul Gertner</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Walter_B._Gibson/sQC9AVLz">Walter B. Gibson</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Andi_Gladwin/M5Tjfwmo">Andi Gladwin</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Horace_Goldin/78yU2FFF">Horace Goldin</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lennart_Green/LGh8YvX7">Lennart Green</a></li> <li>Brother <a href="/facts/John_Hamman/uygaxRc8">John Hamman</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Paul_Harris_(magician)/NgMn2zug">Paul Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ryan_Hayashi/rYVwJgzY">Ryan Hayashi</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Whit_Haydn/byCI84Qn">Whit Haydn</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Johann_Nepomuk_Hofzinser/asyX5zAM">Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Burling_Hull/U5sTNyKt">Burling Hull</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Scott_Interrante/5XAVQQuo">Scott Interrante</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Joshua_Jay/5LeB83LY">Joshua Jay</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ricky_Jay/rwqn1AGF">Ricky Jay</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Larry_Jennings/C2crM3bp">Larry Jennings</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Barry_Jones_(magician)/Vdr09W5z">Barry Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Richard_Jones_(magician)/eHNkHpgl">Richard Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Charles_Jordan_(magician)/UtaPemgt">Charles Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Fred_Kaps/VQrwWGBT">Fred Kaps</a> (Abraham Pieter Adrianus Bongers)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Gustavus_Katterfelto/75IFk1mn">Gustavus Katterfelto</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Igor_Kio/jyW309wd">Igor Kio</a> (Igor Emilievich Renard Kio)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kostya_Kimlat/WxQM2WVy">Kostya Kimlat</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Al_Koran/00d5Rgbj">Al Koran</a> (Edward Doe)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Duane_Laflin/dMopM0hA">Duane Laflin</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ren%25C3%25A9_Lavand/7U0GRuQz">René Lavand</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tom_London_(magician)/wmabkL4U">Tom London</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Harry_Lorayne/S8ftBf9a">Harry Lorayne</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Simon_Lovell/rG9akHGe">Simon Lovell</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Stuart_Macleod_(magician)/Xpoa8Xk1">Stuart Macleod</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/G%25C3%25A9rard_Majax/1QBggNKg">Gérard Majax</a> (Gérard Fater)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Max_Malini/JAhK4VAN">Max Malini</a> (Max Katz Breit)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leon_Mandrake/3wE17K7M">Leon Mandrake</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Matt_Marcy/JeMs4A2L">Matt Marcy</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ed_Marlo/XmPWKYyF">Ed Marlo</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Doug_McKenzie_(magician)/7H3dmW5o">Doug McKenzie</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lisa_Menna/8WgIAA1D">Lisa Menna</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Drummond_Money-Coutts/6V0YLzrU">Drummond Money-Coutts</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Stephen_Mulhern/ujuD8tKs">Stephen Mulhern</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Oscar_Munoz_(magician)/pxbU1Bvq">Oscar Munoz</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/David_Nixon_(magician)/t0lKKWfH">David Nixon</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lance_Norris/lnHLLBV5">Lance Norris</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Alain_Nu/zUa1Aofm">Alain Nu</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Shoot_Ogawa/xxDY4p3A">Shoot Ogawa</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Okito/KR3VSFVc">Okito</a> (Tobias Bamberg)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Darwin_Ortiz/oxRhMvSa">Darwin Ortiz</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Johnny_Ace_Palmer/HzYA7LXF">Johnny Ace Palmer</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Scott_Penrose/DyH1eyEY">Scott Penrose</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Jacob_Philadelphia/jlPR05jy">Jacob Philadelphia</a> (Jacob Meyer)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Franz_Polgar/9gkdhTU8">Franz Polgar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Fay_Presto/kWTBUvsL">Fay Presto</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dominic_Reyes/NfKEzkm9">Dominic Reyes</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/%25C3%2589tienne-Gaspard_Robert/1S5Uju46">Étienne-Gaspard Robert</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Brian_Role/RYGJ4cem">Brian Role</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/David_Roth_(magician)/k6kqDX28">David Roth</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Jerry_Sadowitz/whSVWGaB">Jerry Sadowitz</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Jay_Sankey/Cq1tthA1">Jay Sankey</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ian_Saville/Xuvh5dDS">Ian Saville</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/John_Scarne/K9qJoIBt">John Scarne</a> (Orlando Carmelo Scarnecchia)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Howie_Schwarzman/IoVgk1E1">Howie Schwarzman</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Alan_Shaxon/k9qyNccx">Alan Shaxon</a> (Alan Arthur Howson)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Michael_Skinner_(magician)/fWtqTGCJ">Michael Skinner</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tony_Slydini/3pchKytS">Tony Slydini</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Thomas_Solomon/76e1y0G0">Thomas Solomon</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/David_Stone_(magician)/TtlqcCcR">David Stone</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tom_Stone_(magician)/eBXvg06p">Tom Stone</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sylvester_the_Jester/eGA9SRmw">Sylvester the Jester</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cyril_Takayama/7tkzNoCM">Cyril Takayama</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Juan_Tamariz/qLreq9td">Juan Tamariz</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Harlan_Tarbell/oCuygqKd">Harlan Tarbell</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Teller_(magician)/KRNLx2sX">Teller</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Neil_Tobin/MUcruAtF">Neil Tobin</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Richard_Turner_(magician)/pbzjHmyL">Richard Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dai_Vernon/uM5ucM5M">Dai Vernon</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Michael_Vincent_(magician)/tlS1Fg1m">Michael Vincent</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Val_Walker/kICGtykX">Val Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Roy_Walton/DPKjmCr3">Roy Walton</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Orson_Welles/dyKjSdRJ">Orson Welles</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Gregory_Wilson_(magician)/CtRNYNEP">Gregory Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tommy_Wonder_(magician)/8GBDxdvD">Tommy Wonder</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Herb_Zarrow/gWhAofEu">Herb Zarrow</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Paul_Zenon/RJhBcnpd">Paul Zenon</a></li></ul> <h2 id="micro-magic-tricks">Micro magic tricks</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/The_Best_Coin_Fold/4N39HWDz">The Best Coin Fold</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cups_and_balls/HRdn5vzg">Cups and balls</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ambitious_card/hbUb0QRF">Ambitious card</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Card_warp/uPRnVrFC">Card warp</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Floating_match_on_card/WHxsFtrc">Floating match on card</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/French_drop/lkU7eocm">French drop</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Palming/ed2bFIP2">Palming</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Retention_of_vision_vanish/WDt09zN5">Retention of vision vanish</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hummer_card/pB4LsMcu">Hummer card</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/The_Four_Burglars/IvTtn2zw">The Four Burglars</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Scotch_and_soda_(magic_trick)/PvVMcfMe">Scotch and soda</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Detachable_thumb/mXCofPKw">Detachable thumb</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Thumb_tip/B14UnpaI">Thumb tip</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Glorpy/4Q98PKc6">Glorpy</a></li> <li>Healed and sealed</li> <li><a href="/facts/Zarrow_shuffle/XJnmwnyS">Zarrow shuffle</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Card_manipulation/MSN5EYUS">Card manipulation</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Wilson, Mark [1975] (1988). Mark Wilson's Complete Course In Magic. Courage Books. ISBN 0-89471-623-9. Card Magic, pp. 17-171 <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Tarr, Bill. Now You See It, Now You Don't!: Lessons in Sleight of Hand. Vintage. 1976. <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Fulves, Karl. Self-Working Table Magic: 97 Foolproof Tricks with Everyday Objects. Dover Publications. 1981. <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Hugard, Jean; Braué, Frederick; Fleming, Paul (2015) [1999]. The Royal Road to Card Magic. Mansfield Centre, CT: Dover Publications, Martino Publishing. ISBN 978-1614278603. <a href="978-1614278603" target="_blank">978-1614278603</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>