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'''Mel Stover''' (1912-1999) born in Winnipeg, Canada, was a frequent contributor to many magic magazines of magic ideas and routines. | '''Mel Stover''' (1912-1999) born in Winnipeg, Canada, was a frequent contributor to many magic magazines of magic ideas and routines. | ||
== Biography == | |||
Stover created many puzzles, optical illusions and mind games.<ref>[[Genii 1999 September|Genii, Vol. 62, No. 9, September 1999]], Just for Mel of It... by Max Maven, page 28</ref> | |||
Known for a routine developed for the [[Rainbow Deck]] named '''Yenta Outfiddled''' which was published in [[Precursor]], no. IV, April 1984. | Known for a routine developed for the [[Rainbow Deck]] named '''Yenta Outfiddled''' which was published in [[Precursor]], no. IV, April 1984. | ||
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* The Linking Ring, Vol. 79, No. 5, May 1999, BROKEN WAND, MELVILLE E. STOVER, page 134 | * The Linking Ring, Vol. 79, No. 5, May 1999, BROKEN WAND, MELVILLE E. STOVER, page 134 | ||
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 79, No. 6, June 1999, MEL STOVER "Mathemagician” and Mentor, 1912 – 1999, page 7 | * The Linking Ring, Vol. 79, No. 6, June 1999, MEL STOVER "Mathemagician” and Mentor, 1912 – 1999, page 7 | ||
[[Category:Biographies]] | [[Category:Biographies]] | ||
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Revision as of 16:34, 15 June 2014
| Mel Stover | |
| Born | Melville Edward Stover May 1912 Winnipeg, Canada |
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| Died | March 27, 1999 (age 86) Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | Canadian |
Mel Stover (1912-1999) born in Winnipeg, Canada, was a frequent contributor to many magic magazines of magic ideas and routines.
Biography
Stover created many puzzles, optical illusions and mind games.[1]
Known for a routine developed for the Rainbow Deck named Yenta Outfiddled which was published in Precursor, no. IV, April 1984.
References
- ↑ Genii, Vol. 62, No. 9, September 1999, Just for Mel of It... by Max Maven, page 28
- http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/stover_me.shtml
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 79, No. 5, May 1999, BROKEN WAND, MELVILLE E. STOVER, page 134
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 79, No. 6, June 1999, MEL STOVER "Mathemagician” and Mentor, 1912 – 1999, page 7