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* The Ramsay Legend - The Magic of John Ramsay (1969) by Andrew Galloway, Chapter Nine JOHN RAMSAY, page 32  
 
* The Ramsay Legend - The Magic of John Ramsay (1969) by Andrew Galloway, Chapter Nine JOHN RAMSAY, page 32  
 
* [[Genii 2008 November|Genii, Vol. 71, No. 11, November 2008]], The Life of John Ramsay: Lights Sleights From Ayr by Edwin A. Dawes, page 32  
 
* [[Genii 2008 November|Genii, Vol. 71, No. 11, November 2008]], The Life of John Ramsay: Lights Sleights From Ayr by Edwin A. Dawes, page 32  
* [http://magicref.tripod.com/books/gallowayramsaylegend.htm The Ramsay Legend TOC]
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* [http://magicref.tripod.com/books/gallowayandrewramsaylegend.htm The Ramsay Legend TOC]
 
* [http://www.paisleymagiccircle.co.uk/sams/history.html History Page of SAMS website]
 
* [http://www.paisleymagiccircle.co.uk/sams/history.html History Page of SAMS website]
 
* [http://magicderris.com/tag/john-ramsay/ John Derris blog, student of John Ramsay]
 
* [http://magicderris.com/tag/john-ramsay/ John Derris blog, student of John Ramsay]

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John Ramsay

Cover of Genii (2008)
BornMarch 13, 1877
Ayr, Scotland
DiedJanuary 16, 1962 (age 84)
Ballochmyle Hospital, Ayr, Scotland
NationalityScottish

John Ramsay (1877-1962), born in Scotland, was an amateur close-up magician that won the micromagic category at the 1955 FISM held in Amsterdam.

Biography

He performed at the IBM convention in Batavia, New York and in Chicago (1950). He was a president of the IBM British Ring.

He was a mentor to Andrew Galloway.

Quotes

  • "If you want them to look at you, look at them. If you want them to look at 'it', look at 'it'."

Books

References

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