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'''Rufus Claude Buff''' (1899-1990) performed as Claudio The Magician.
 
 
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Buff had a long career as a minister and was often heard on radio.  Numerous tricks and ideas of his appeared in "The Sphinx" as Claudio. He was also editor of [[Modern Magi]] magazine (1943-1956). He later joined with [[John Bloor]] to create a bimonthly remake called [[New Modern Magi]] in the 1980s  
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'''Rufus Claude Buff''' (1899-1990) performed as Claudio The Magician.
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== Biography ==
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Buff had a long career as a minister and was often heard on radio.<ref>My Best by Thompson, Jr., J.G. (1945)</ref> Numerous tricks and ideas of his appeared in "The Sphinx" as Claudio. He was also editor of [[Modern Magi]] magazine (1943-1956). He later joined with [[John Bloor]] to create a bimonthly remake called [[New Modern Magi]] in the 1980s.
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He was a book and magazine reviewer for [[The Dragon]] for many years.
  
 
Buff held card number 46 in the [[I.B.M.]]  
 
Buff held card number 46 in the [[I.B.M.]]  
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* Square and Circle Magic (1946)
 
* Square and Circle Magic (1946)
 
* Ghost of the Past! (1979)
 
* Ghost of the Past! (1979)
 
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* The Wizard of Knotsville (1985)
  
 
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</ref> Namely, he contributed the following effects to that issue:
* '''Ancient Ropes, Oops, Rope'''
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* Ancient Ropes, Oops, Rope
* '''Another Rope Through Neck'''
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* Another Rope Through Neck
* '''The Traveling Ring'''
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* The Traveling Ring
* '''My Uncle Percy'''
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* My Uncle Percy
* '''A Knot Cocktail'''
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* A Knot Cocktail
* '''Color Choice'''
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* Color Choice
* '''Houdini Loops'''
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* Houdini Loops
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Revision as of 01:17, 20 February 2014

R.C. Buff
BornRufus Claude Buff
October 11, 1899
North Carolina;
DiedMarch of 1990 (age 90)
CategoriesBooks by R.C. Buff

Rufus Claude Buff (1899-1990) performed as Claudio The Magician.

Biography

Buff had a long career as a minister and was often heard on radio.[1] Numerous tricks and ideas of his appeared in "The Sphinx" as Claudio. He was also editor of Modern Magi magazine (1943-1956). He later joined with John Bloor to create a bimonthly remake called New Modern Magi in the 1980s.

He was a book and magazine reviewer for The Dragon for many years.

Buff held card number 46 in the I.B.M.

Books

  • Claudio's Mysteries (1942)
  • Square and Circle Magic (1946)
  • Ghost of the Past! (1979)
  • The Wizard of Knotsville (1985)

Notable Articles

Buff contributed material for the Hocus Pocus Parade(a long-standing column) in an issue of The Linking Ring in 1978.[2] Namely, he contributed the following effects to that issue:

  • Ancient Ropes, Oops, Rope
  • Another Rope Through Neck
  • The Traveling Ring
  • My Uncle Percy
  • A Knot Cocktail
  • Color Choice
  • Houdini Loops

References

  1. My Best by Thompson, Jr., J.G. (1945)
  2. Hocus Pocus Parade The Linking Ring Vol. 58 No. 2 (February 1978)