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'''John Booth''' (1912 - 2009) was born John Nicholls Booth and became a successful nightclub magician before leaving magic in 1940 to pursue a career as a Unitarian minister.
'''Scott Wells''' is a full time professional magician who features "conversations with conjurors" in his weekly broadcast, The Magic Word Podcast. He and his partner, [[Banachek]], market original effects and published books through their company, Magic Inspirations.
 
== Biography ==
== Biography ==
[[File: JohnBooth2.png|right|thumb|200px|[[John Booth]]]]
[[File: ScottWells.png|right|thumb|200px|[[Scott Wells]]]]
A prolific author, he penned hundreds of articles on magic for [[Linking Ring]], [[Sphinx]], [[Genii]] and [[Magicol]], as well as publishing Canada's magic magazine, [[Canadian Magician's Digest]] in 1929. In 1931, he organized Canada's first magic convention.   In 1938 he also worked as "Jancini".  
Having a background in magic that spans over 45 years, '''Scott Wells''' is a performer, publisher, author, teacher, consultant, lecturer, collector, designer, artist and friend to magicians the world over.  Scott has taught magic to neophytes in continuing education classes and lectured to professional magicians from Aberdeen, Scotland to [[The Magic Castle]]. He has a three and a half hour “At The Table” lecture available from Murphy’s Magic Supplies. He is a co-founder of two [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]] (I.B.M.) Rings (Lincoln, NE and Midland, TX) and currently the Territorial Vice President for Texas for the I.B.M.  He has served on the I.B.M. Board of Trustees for a three-year term from July 2004-07.  He also served as the Convention, Facilities and Site Selection Chairman for the I.B.M. and later as Co-Chairman of the Convention Committee as well as other committees for the I.B.M. He also wrote the Job Description Manual for the I.B.M. which is still in use decades later. Scott is a member of several organizations including a life member of the I.B.M., the [[Society of American Magicians]] (S.A.M.) and a life member of London’s [[Magic Circle]] where he holds the highest degree of membership, Member of the Inner Magic Circle with Gold Star.
 


Booth eventually incorporated magic into his lectures and conducted the funeral service for [[Eugene Laurant]]. He was a world traveler and had climbed the Himalayas.
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Scott Wells is a full time professional magician who features "conversations with conjurors" in his weekly broadcast, The Magic Word Podcast. He and his partner, Banachek, market original effects and published books through their company, Magic Inspirations.

Biography

Having a background in magic that spans over 45 years, Scott Wells is a performer, publisher, author, teacher, consultant, lecturer, collector, designer, artist and friend to magicians the world over. Scott has taught magic to neophytes in continuing education classes and lectured to professional magicians from Aberdeen, Scotland to The Magic Castle. He has a three and a half hour “At The Table” lecture available from Murphy’s Magic Supplies. He is a co-founder of two International Brotherhood of Magicians (I.B.M.) Rings (Lincoln, NE and Midland, TX) and currently the Territorial Vice President for Texas for the I.B.M. He has served on the I.B.M. Board of Trustees for a three-year term from July 2004-07. He also served as the Convention, Facilities and Site Selection Chairman for the I.B.M. and later as Co-Chairman of the Convention Committee as well as other committees for the I.B.M. He also wrote the Job Description Manual for the I.B.M. which is still in use decades later. Scott is a member of several organizations including a life member of the I.B.M., the Society of American Magicians (S.A.M.) and a life member of London’s Magic Circle where he holds the highest degree of membership, Member of the Inner Magic Circle with Gold Star.


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