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| − | + | '''David Avadon''' (1949 - 2009) was an author and an accomplished, working professional magician with a trademark specialty pickpocket act. | |
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In the late 1960s, as '''Avadon-Black''', he hitchhiked around America, performing for food, lodging and enough money to finance his journey. | In the late 1960s, as '''Avadon-Black''', he hitchhiked around America, performing for food, lodging and enough money to finance his journey. | ||
He did technical consulting work for film and television and reviewed tricks for [[Genii]] magazine from 1991 to 1994 in a column called ''Sorcerer's Sidearms''. | He did technical consulting work for film and television and reviewed tricks for [[Genii]] magazine from 1991 to 1994 in a column called ''Sorcerer's Sidearms''. | ||
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* [[Cutting Up Touches: A Brief History of Pockets and the People Who Pick Them]] (2007) | * [[Cutting Up Touches: A Brief History of Pockets and the People Who Pick Them]] (2007) | ||
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| + | * http://www.geniimagazine.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=201838 | ||
| + | * Obit [[Genii 2009 October]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:53, 22 August 2019
| David Avadon | |
| Born | 1949 |
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| Died | August 22, 2009 |
| Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA, Plot: Section 13, #542, plot A[1] |
| Categories | Books by David Avadon |
David Avadon (1949 - 2009) was an author and an accomplished, working professional magician with a trademark specialty pickpocket act.
Biography
In the late 1960s, as Avadon-Black, he hitchhiked around America, performing for food, lodging and enough money to finance his journey.
He did technical consulting work for film and television and reviewed tricks for Genii magazine from 1991 to 1994 in a column called Sorcerer's Sidearms.
Bibliography
- The Berg Book, with Eric C. Lewis (1983)
- Genii 1999 July - Watch Your Wallets and Hold on to Your Watches! - Ricki Dunn: A Remembrance by David Avadon and words from Hal Meyers.
- Cutting Up Touches: A Brief History of Pockets and the People Who Pick Them (2007)
