'''Jay Ose''' (November 6, 1911 - November 5, 1967) was a close-up performer who worked nightclubs and became one of the first resident magicians at the [[Magic Castle]].<ref>Tribute by Lou Derman, [[Genii 1967 November]]</ref>
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| birth_name = Javen Alvin Ose
| birth_day = November 6,
| birth_day = November 6,
| birth_year = 1911
| birth_year = 1911
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| birth_place = Echo, Minneapolis, Minnesota
| death_day = November 5,
| death_day = November 5,
| death_year = 1967
| death_year = 1967
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| death_place = Hollywood, Los Angeles
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In the early days at the Castle, Jay made a point of remembering everybody's name, along with the names of their wives, children, dogs and cats. Months after meeting them, and sometimes years, he'd call the person by name.<ref>Cover [[Genii 1963 March]]</ref>{{Youtube Thumb|7KQiuvX1xKI}}
'''Jay Ose''' (b.1911-d.1967) was a close-up performer who worked nightclubs and became one of the first resident magicians at the [[Magic Castle]].<ref>[[Genii 1967 November|Genii Magazine, Vol. 32, No. 3, November 1967]], Jay Ose, Born November 6, 1911 - Died November 5, 1967, Tribute by Lou Derman, page 119</ref>
== Biography ==
In the early days at the Castle, Jay made a point of remembering everybody's name, along with the names of their wives, children, dogs and cats. Months after meeting them, and sometimes years, he'd call the person by name.<ref>Cover, [[Genii 1963 March|Genii Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 11, March 1963]], Our Cover, Jay Ose, by WWL (Jr.), page 284</ref>{{Youtube Thumb|7KQiuvX1xKI}}
He was technical adviser on many films including the Cincinnati Kid and Flim-Flam Man. Jay died just two months after The Flim-Flam Man was released.
He was technical adviser on many films including the Cincinnati Kid and Flim-Flam Man. Jay died just two months after The Flim-Flam Man was released.
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* The Linking Ring, Vol. 42, No. 11, November 1962, Jay Ose, of Hollywood, California, by C. Verne Bloch, page 47
* [[Genii 1994 January|Genii Magazine, Vol. 57, No. 3, January 1994]], Spotlight, This Month: Jay Ose, page 173
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Jay Ose
Cover of Genii (March 1963)
Born
Javen Alvin Ose November 6, 1911 Echo, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jay Ose (b.1911-d.1967) was a close-up performer who worked nightclubs and became one of the first resident magicians at the Magic Castle.[1]
Biography
In the early days at the Castle, Jay made a point of remembering everybody's name, along with the names of their wives, children, dogs and cats. Months after meeting them, and sometimes years, he'd call the person by name.[2]
