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[[George Starke]], amateur magician and judge, was writer and editor of the The [[Stars of Magic]] series in the 1940s and 1950s.
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'''George Starke''' (1905-1982), amateur magician and judge, was writer and editor of the The [[Stars of Magic]] series in the 1940s and 1950s.
  
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== Biography ==
 
As a Judge in New York City, he officiated a number of magician weddings including:
 
As a Judge in New York City, he officiated a number of magician weddings including:
 
*  1954 - [[Jay Marshall]] and [[Frances Ireland]]
 
*  1954 - [[Jay Marshall]] and [[Frances Ireland]]
 
* [[Martin Gardner]]  and Charlotte
 
* [[Martin Gardner]]  and Charlotte
  
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==Books==
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* Stars of Magic by George L. Starke and George Karger (1961) <ref>M-U-M, Vol. 98, No. 11, April 2009, A Brief History of Stars of Magic by Meir Yedid, page 67</ref>
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{{References}}
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* M-U-M, Vol. 72, No. 36, March 1983, Broken Wands, GEORGE STARKE, page 36
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* http://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/12/obituaries/george-starke-77-ex-justice-is-dead.html, New York Times, Obituaries GEORGE STARKE, 77, EX-JUSTICE, IS DEAD
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* http://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/nathan-george-starkman_173811046
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*http://www.geni.com/people/Nathan-Starke/6000000028667773903
  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:21, 10 December 2017

George Starke
BornNathan George Starkman
October 13, 1905
Iași County, Romania
DiedDecember 10, 1982 (age 77)
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York

George Starke (1905-1982), amateur magician and judge, was writer and editor of the The Stars of Magic series in the 1940s and 1950s.

Biography

As a Judge in New York City, he officiated a number of magician weddings including:

Books

  • Stars of Magic by George L. Starke and George Karger (1961) [1]

References

  1. M-U-M, Vol. 98, No. 11, April 2009, A Brief History of Stars of Magic by Meir Yedid, page 67