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‘’’Theodore 'Theo' Annemann’’’ (February 22, 1907 – January 12, 1942), born Theodore John Squires, was an American professional magician who specialized in the field of Mentalism. Annemann is most famous for inventing and refining many of the standard mentalism routines that continue to be used by magicians today.

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Theodore Annemann

Born Theodore John Squires in East Waverly, New York, he was adopted by Stanley Anneman. Ted added the second 'n' in 1930. Early in his life, Annemann began working as a railroad clerk and then got into show business as a tenor singer and a magician's assistant. He eventually became interested in mentalism and used his invention and performance skills to become one of the most talented and respected magicians of the 1930s. He invented the "Window Envelope" by 1931 and "Flat Rabbit" in 1937. Annemann perfected his own version of the famous bullet catch illusion, performing the effect outdoors. Accounts of his performance describe the feat as a dramatic effect wherein Annemann would collapse from the apparent force of the gun and then produce the bullet from his blood-drenched mouth. In 1934 he became the editor of the famous magazine The Jinx, published primarily for magicians. The magazine was primarily focused on mentalism, but did also feature ground-breaking effects from other fields of magic. The publication of this magazine ceased after Annemann's death and copies of it have become collector's items. Effects from the magazine have been published in several books and manuscripts, among them Annemann's Practical Mental Magic. This book is considered a classic in the field of mentalism. Annemann also founded and edited The Sign of Exceptional Magic in 1935

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-'''Dai Vernon''' (1894–1992) was a Canadian magician who's expert sleight-of-hand technique and extensive knowledge garnered him universal respect among fellow magicians and the nickname of The Professor. His influence was considerable in the magic world with his generous mentoring to a number of famous magicians. He lived out his last years at the [[Magic Castle]].
+‘’’Theodore 'Theo' Annemann’’’ (February 22, 1907 – January 12, 1942), born Theodore John Squires, was an American professional magician who specialized in the field of [[Mentalism]]. Annemann is most famous for inventing and refining many of the standard mentalism routines that continue to be used by magicians today.
 == Biography ==
-[[File: GeniiCoverV27N8.jpg |right|thumb|200px| [[Dai Vernon]]]]
+[[File: AnnemannandVernon.png |right|thumb|200px|[[Theodore Annemann]]]]
-Due to his extraordinary skill at sleight of hand, [[Dai Vernon]] is affectionately called The Professor. [[Harry Houdini]] (who in his early years billed himself as "The King of Cards") often boasted that if he saw a card trick performed three times in a row he would be able to figure it out. Vernon then showed Houdini a trick, where he removed the top card of the deck and placed it in the middle, and then turned over the top card to again reveal the original card. Houdini watched Vernon do the trick seven times, each time insisting that Vernon "do it again". Finally Houdini's wife, and Vernon's friends said, "Face it Houdini, you're fooled." For years afterward, Vernon used the title "The Man Who Fooled Houdini" in his advertisements.
+Born Theodore John Squires in East Waverly, New York, he was adopted by Stanley Anneman. Ted added the second 'n' in 1930.
+Early in his life, Annemann began working as a railroad clerk and then got into show business as a tenor singer and a magician's assistant. He eventually became interested in [[mentalism]] and used his invention and performance skills to become one of the most talented and respected magicians of the 1930s.  He invented the "Window Envelope" by 1931 and "Flat Rabbit" in 1937.
+Annemann perfected his own version of the famous [[bullet catch]] illusion, performing the effect outdoors. Accounts of his performance describe the feat as a dramatic effect wherein Annemann would collapse from the apparent force of the gun and then produce the bullet from his blood-drenched mouth.
+In 1934 he became the editor of the famous magazine The [[Jinx]], published primarily for magicians. The magazine was primarily focused on mentalism, but did also feature ground-breaking effects from other fields of magic. The publication of this magazine ceased after Annemann's death and copies of it have become collector's items. Effects from the magazine have been published in several books and manuscripts, among them Annemann's [[Practical Mental Magic]]. This book is considered a classic in the field of mentalism. Annemann also founded and edited [[The Sign of Exceptional Magic]] in 1935
-Vernon first fell in love with magic when he was eight years old after his father took him to see a magic show. The first real magic book he ever owned was an early edition of perhaps the most famous card book of them all, "[[Expert at the Card Table]]", by S. W. [[Erdnase]]. By the time he was 13 he had completely memorized the contents of the book. He also had a famous encounter with another up-and-coming young magician from his town who asked Vernon, "What kind of magic do you do?" Vernon responded by asking the boy to name a card. Upon pulling a pack of cards from his pocket, Vernon turned over the top card of the deck to reveal the named card and replied to the speechless boy, "That's the kind of magic I do. What kind of magic do you do?"
+[[Theodore Annemann |Read more about Theodore Annemann...]]
-[[Dai Vernon |Read more about Dai Vernon...]]

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