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===Games and Gambling=== | ===Games and Gambling=== | ||
*[[Scarne on Dice]] (1945) | *[[Scarne on Dice]] (1945) | ||
*[[Scarne on Teeko]] (1955) | |||
*[[Scarne on Teeko]] | *[[The Women's Guide to Gambling]] (1967) | ||
*[[ | *[[Skarney]] (1967) | ||
*[[Skarney]] | *[[The Mafia Conspiracy]] (1976) | ||
*[[The Mafia Conspiracy]] | *[[Scarney Dice]] (1969) | ||
*[[ | *[[Scarne's Guide to Modern Poker]] (1980) | ||
== External links and references== | == External links and references== | ||
Revision as of 02:01, 16 May 2011
John Scarne (1903-1985)
| John Scarne | |
| Born | Orlando Carmelo Scarnecchia March 04, 1903 Steubenville, Ohio |
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| Died | July 07, 1985 (age 82) North Bergen, New Jersey |
| Categories | Books by John Scarne |
Born Orlando Carmelo Scarnecchia March 4, 1903 in Steubenville, Ohio.
Died July 7, 1985 in North Bergen, New Jersey.
He moved to Fairview, New Jersey as a child.
He wrote 15 books on magic, gambling and games.
He served as a technical advisor in the 1973 motion picture, "The Sting" and doubled for actor Paul Newman's hands during scenes that involved card manipulations and deck switching.
He traveled throughout the military during World War II, teaching the soldiers how to keep from getting cheated at card and dice games.
Books
- Scarne on Card Tricks (1950)
- Scarne's Magic Tricks (1951)
Autobiographies
- The Amazing World of John Scarne (1956)
- The Odds Against Me (1966)
Games and Gambling
- Scarne on Dice (1945)
- Scarne on Teeko (1955)
- The Women's Guide to Gambling (1967)
- Skarney (1967)
- The Mafia Conspiracy (1976)
- Scarney Dice (1969)
- Scarne's Guide to Modern Poker (1980)
External links and references
- Brief Biography at The Magic Nook