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− | '''James Andrews''' was one of the first candidates of [[S.W. Erdnase]]'s identity, the author of [[Expert at the Card Table]] (1902).<ref>Erdnase, [[Genii 1948 July]]</ref> | + | '''James Andrews''' (?) was one of the first candidates of [[S.W. Erdnase]]'s identity, the author of [[Expert at the Card Table]] (1902).<ref>Erdnase, [[Genii 1948 July]]</ref> |
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In 1947, [[Martin Gardner]] located the artist who illustrated "The Expert", M. D. Smith, which led him to searching for a James Andrews, which spells S.W. Erdnase backwards if you drop the first three letters ( [Jam]esandrEWS ). He found a James J. Andrews listed in The New York City Directory for 1909 lists a clairvoyant, living at 398 Sixth Avenue and an article written by a "James Andrews" published in Harper's Magazine (June 26, 1909) titled "The Confessions of a Fakir".<ref>The Conjuror's Magazine of August 1949</ref> | In 1947, [[Martin Gardner]] located the artist who illustrated "The Expert", M. D. Smith, which led him to searching for a James Andrews, which spells S.W. Erdnase backwards if you drop the first three letters ( [Jam]esandrEWS ). He found a James J. Andrews listed in The New York City Directory for 1909 lists a clairvoyant, living at 398 Sixth Avenue and an article written by a "James Andrews" published in Harper's Magazine (June 26, 1909) titled "The Confessions of a Fakir".<ref>The Conjuror's Magazine of August 1949</ref> | ||
Gardner eventually dropped this candidate for [[Milton F. Andrews]]. | Gardner eventually dropped this candidate for [[Milton F. Andrews]]. | ||
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James Andrews (?) was one of the first candidates of S.W. Erdnase's identity, the author of Expert at the Card Table (1902).[1]
Biography
In 1947, Martin Gardner located the artist who illustrated "The Expert", M. D. Smith, which led him to searching for a James Andrews, which spells S.W. Erdnase backwards if you drop the first three letters ( [Jam]esandrEWS ). He found a James J. Andrews listed in The New York City Directory for 1909 lists a clairvoyant, living at 398 Sixth Avenue and an article written by a "James Andrews" published in Harper's Magazine (June 26, 1909) titled "The Confessions of a Fakir".[2]
Gardner eventually dropped this candidate for Milton F. Andrews.
References
- ↑ Erdnase, Genii 1948 July
- ↑ The Conjuror's Magazine of August 1949