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| − | Richard L. "Dick" Berry is a professional magician | + | Richard L. "Dick" Berry is a professional magician, collector and builder of illusions who has performed in eight decades.<ref>Cover: Marko The Magician (Richard Berry), Challenge Blindfold Drive [[Genii 1949 January]]</ref> |
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| Marko | |
 Genii (January 1949) | |
| Born | Richard Berry (Marko) Jan 1 1930 Decatur, Illinois |
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| Nationality | American |
| Flourished | 1940s - 2000s |
| Known for | Prince Marko, Fantom Follies, Theatre of Illusion, Circus World Museum |
Dick Berry - "Marko the Magician"
Richard L. "Dick" Berry is a professional magician, collector and builder of illusions who has performed in eight decades.[1]
Biography
As a young boy, he worked with Blackstone the Great. With his wife Phyllis, who also toured with Blackstone, they designed and built a long running revue, called the "Theatre of Illusion" for the Circus World Museum in Wisconsin. The show was reviewed in New Tops, June 1972
He was a member of the IBM Decatur Demons' Club, Ring No. 14 in Decator, Illinois in the 1940s and 50s.
In 1990s he was living in Orlando, Florida.[2]
References
- ↑ Cover: Marko The Magician (Richard Berry), Challenge Blindfold Drive Genii 1949 January
- ↑ MUM, July 1992
