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Piet Forton

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Piet Forton
BornPieter de Beaufort
May 1, 1938
London, England
DiedApril 11, 2019 (age 80)
NationalitySwiss

Piet Forton was a three time FISM winner (1961, 1964, 1967) in card magic who spoke Swiss German, High German, Dutch, French, Spanish and English.[1]

Biography

Piet Froton routines can be found in various magazines including Linking Ring, The Gen, Abra, and Epoptica.[2]


Videos

  • Piet Forton's Pop-Out Move (2009) DVD by Allan Ackerman

References

  1. http://www.geniimagazine.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=115556
  2. http://www.magicpromotionclub.ch/Kurzbio/Kurzbiografien%20alphabetisch%20bisher%20E-G.htm
  • Bio-bibliographisches Lexikon der Zauberkünstler, April 2002, Beaufort, Pieter de = Piet Forton, page 31
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 64, No. 6, June 1984, It's a Matter Of Pride, page 39
  • Wittus Witt’s Magische Welt, Vol. 51, No. 3, Juni 2002, Fairness oder: Zukunft braucht Herkunft, page 469, Piet Forton - Kurz-Vita, page 472