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'''Harry Roydon''' ( ) made his living most of his life directly from magic, as a performer and manufacturer in South Bend, Indiana.
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'''Harry Roydon''' (1910-1983) made his living most of his life directly from magic, as a performer and manufacturer in South Bend, Indiana.
 
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== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
As a performer, Roydon featured mentalism, escapes, and close-up magic.  As a manufacturer, he invented more than 120 effects.<ref>New Tops, November, 1972</ref>  
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As a performer, Roydon featured mentalism, escapes, and close-up magic.  As a manufacturer, he invented more than 120 effects.<ref>New Tops, November, 1972</ref><ref>Linking Ring, Feb 1984</ref><ref>Obit, Linking Ring, Feb 1984</ref><ref>https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Dudkowski&GSiman=1&GScnty=862&GRid=35253318&</ref>
 
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73 at time of his death<ref>Linking Ring, Feb 1984</ref><ref>Obit, Linking Ring, Feb 1984</ref>
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== Awards and honors ==
 
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* Magic Dealers Association, best trick selling under two dollars (Pentro Penny) 1960
 
* Magic Dealers Association, best trick selling under two dollars (Pentro Penny) 1960
 
   
 
   
 
 
 
== Effects ==
 
== Effects ==
 
* Spooky Spots (c. 1940)
 
* Spooky Spots (c. 1940)
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Revision as of 11:32, 13 August 2017

Harry Roydon

Cover of New Tops (Nov. 1972)
BornDudkowski
January 10, 1910
South Bend, Indiana
DiedSeptember 9, 1983 (age 73)
South Bend, Indiana
Resting placeSouthlawn Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana

Harry Roydon (1910-1983) made his living most of his life directly from magic, as a performer and manufacturer in South Bend, Indiana.

Biography

As a performer, Roydon featured mentalism, escapes, and close-up magic. As a manufacturer, he invented more than 120 effects.[1][2][3][4]

Awards and honors

  • Magic Dealers Association, best trick selling under two dollars (Crazy Cube) 1955
  • Magic Dealers Association, best trick selling under two dollars (Fantastic) 1959
  • Magic Dealers Association, best trick selling under two dollars (Pentro Penny) 1960

Effects

  • Spooky Spots (c. 1940)
  • Daffy Dice (1956)
  • Genie Beads (1957)
  • Atomic Power, Little Fooler (1958)
  • Coin Capers (1958)
  • Swallowing Wand
  • Fantastic
  • Swindle Pips
  • Hypnotic Block
  • Phantom Block
  • Vanishing Television Set
  • Miracle Memory Power
  • Sword Through Neck
  • Double Dynamite
  • Pentro Penny
  • Real Smoke
  • Mental Pencil
  • Crazy Cube
  • Black Magic
  • Hypnotic Card Box
  • Card and Silk Sword
  • Shooting Through the Girl
  • Double Box Prediction Chest
  • Cardo Escapo
  • Funny Money
  • Riddle Ribbon
  • Wacky Washer
  • Peppermint Candy

References

  1. New Tops, November, 1972
  2. Linking Ring, Feb 1984
  3. Obit, Linking Ring, Feb 1984
  4. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Dudkowski&GSiman=1&GScnty=862&GRid=35253318&