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Harold Denhard
Harold Denhard | |
Born | Harold Lee Denhard May 23, 1897 Ottawa, Illinois |
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Died | March 1, 1980 (age 82) Chicago, Illinois |
Categories | Books by Harold Denhard |
Harold Denhard (1897-1980), a former accountant, performed under the stage name of Mar-vel as a semi-pro magician.
Biography
Denhard fell under the spell of magic at about age 7, after seeing Ed Reno do a full evening show. A lifetime habit of the study of magic began with his subscription to the Tarbell Course in 1928.
He act featured full view escapes. He also sang professionally, was an expert on safes and locks, taught magic and ventriloquism.
He contributed Lesson 80 to Volume 6 of the New Tarbell Course, a section on Spirit Ties and Vest Turning. He also contributed to the Ireland's Yearbooks and to Annemann's Jinx ( No. 115). [1]
Books
- How To Do Rope Tricks (compiler, 1957)
References
- ↑ How To Do Rope Tricks by Harold Denhard, page 4