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Ed Marlo (born Edward Malkowski in Chicago, Illinois, October 10, 1913 - November 7, 1991) was a legendary cardician. Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ...
State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich Official languages English Area 149,998 km² (25th) - Land 143,968 km² - Water 6,030 km² (4. ...
1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
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One of the most notable names in card magic (if not the most notable). Marlo himself coined the term cardician, a term which has since been used for magicians who only perform card magic. His first publication in 1938, Pasteboard Presto, was an unheralded thunderbolt which merely hinted at the bulk of work which was to follow. Lance Cpl. ...
1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The many sleights he created have changed the face of card magic. One notable example is his Snap Change, used in David Blaine´s Street Magic special. Lance Cpl. ...
David Blaine (born April 4, 1973) is an American illusionist and stunt performer born in Brooklyn, New York City. ...
Marlo wrote over sixty books and manuscripts, and contributed over 2000 tricks in the field of card magic. He did not limit himself to cards as he also authored works on coin magic and dice magic. His most famous works are The Cardician and Revolutionary Card Technique, the latter of which was originally published as a series but later compiled into one weighty tome. This article needs to be wikified. ...
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