Los Magicos

Los Magicos is a magic organization in the Southern California area created by Caryl Fleming, the first president, with help from others such as Gerald Kosky, Bill Larsen Sr., Lloyd Jones and Great Leon in 1933. Membership is by invitation only.

Los Magicos drew on ancient Mexican religion and history for its foundation and atmosphere. Quetzalcoatl, "The Feathered Serpent God" of the ancient Aztecs was represented on its original membership pin. Member pins are not in current use.

Early members included Hollywood celebrities Harold Lloyd, Chester Morris, Orson Welles and Bert Kalmar.

Los Magicos continues as a small, continually operated, organization that meets both in person and through ZOOM. Historically, meetings have been held in central locations as well as member's homes. The current membership consists of over 20 members. Meetings are informal and focus on the presentation of effects by members, camaraderie and, on occasion, celebratory meals. Conduct is governed by a set of bylaws, keeping politics to a minimum.

References

• Meet the Boys of the Pacific Coast by Lloyd E. Jones (1935)
• Memoirs of a Magician's Ghost - The Autobiography of John Booth. CHAPTER 171: THE MAGIC EMPIRE Of THE LARSENS, Linking Ring, October 1982.