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Nick Trost
Nick Trost (March 16, 1935 - October 23, 2008), born Nicholas K. Trost was a prolific author of booklets and packet tricks.
He was an alumnus of Ohio State University and a private the Army in 1957. Nick Trost first became enthused about magic when he was seven or eight years after seeing a magic show staged by the members of IBM Ring 3 in Troy, Ohio. He then met Bob Lewis of Dayton, Ohio, who sparked his keen interest in card magic.
Trost did a card column in The New Tops from May 1961 until December 1994.
Hocus Pocus Parade in Linking Ring, Vol. 34, N° 12, February 1955 and also received the award for originality of a card effect at the IBM Convention in Pittsburgh. Pa. that same year.
Trost died of Brain cancer after being diagnosed earlier in 2008.
Bibliography
- Nick's Table Trix (1956)
- Cardman's Secrets (1964)
- E.S.P. Session with Nick Trost (1965)
- Mental Card Miracles (1965)
- Expert Gambling Tricks (1975)
- Gambling Tricks with Cards II (1975)
- Impromptu Card Magic Folio NO. 2 (1979)
- The Card Magic of Nick Trost (1997)
- Subtle Card Creations (2008)