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Chris Frings
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Dr. Christopher S. Frings | |
Born | August 10, 1940 Birmingham, Alabama |
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Died | July 03, 2008 (age 67) |
Chris Frings (1940-2008) taught magic for adults and children at the University of Alabama in Birmingham and performed at schools, conventions and hospitality suites.
He graduated from the University of Alabama and received a Ph.D. in Clinical Chemistry from Purdue University. He was Director of Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology at a clinical laboratories for twenty years before becoming a full-time consultant in 1987.
Many of his effects were published in Genii from 1980 to 1983.
Awards and honors
- Named 1980-81 Magician of the Year by the Magic City Magic Club (IBM Ring 35)
References
- Genii, Vol. 46, No. 5, May 1982, BAGDAD, page 311
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 88, No. 8, August 2008, BROKEN WAND, DR. CHRISTOPHER S. FRINCS, page 110
- http://www.aacc.org/members/divisions/management/Awards/Pages/msd_01award.aspx#