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- Real Name:
Harry Blackstone Jr.
- Occupation:
Magician
- Birth Place:
Colon Michigan
- Contact Address:
In leiu of flowers, the Blackstone
family asks that donations be made to: The
Harry Blackstone Memorial Scholorship Fund
USC School of Theater Drama Center Los Angeles,
CA 90089-0791
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In Memory of Harry
Blackstone Jr.
- The most interesting thing that I ever read
about Harry Blackstone was about a famous
and interesting trick of his. It came became
more interesting when something unexpected
accrued. The trick starts by having an assistant
bring out a lamp connected to an outlet. Blackstone
takes out the light bulb. It is still glowing
and will for the rest of the trick. The bulb
then floats and goes through a ring. It then
flies above the audience. It then bounces
back to Blackstone. One time somebody grabbed
the light bulb and headed for the door. He
was stopped and Blackstone was still able
to make it fly back to him. This trick was
made by his father and Blackstone improved
it. Also, this trick is said to be known by
no more than three people. Another interesting
act was part of Blackstones childhood. His
father would do a trick where he would make
a live canary and its cage disappear. Then
he would ask the audience join. Several children
would come. Then Blackstone father would have
the kids put their hands on then cage to cover
it up. When they took their hands off the
canary disappeared! It was Harry Blackstones
job to look under his dads tail coat. Then
his dad would say have we ever meet before.
And it was Harrys job to say "no daddy."
Harry Blackstone was born in 1934 in three
Rivers, Mich. His favorite tricks were the
vanishing bird cage, floating light bulb,
dancing handkerchief, giant buzz saw cutting
a woman in two.
Harry Blackstone died May
14 1997 as one of the best magicians in the
world
1979 Magician of the Year
1985 Speaker of the Year
1995 Recipient to the Masters
Fellowship
1994 Internatsional Ambasador
of Magic
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