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Magicians are notoriously poor actors and my opinion is that it's because they are used to playing TO the audience rather than FOR it. - Ted Annemann (The Jinx no. 23, August 1936, page 142)

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Featured article Chuck Jones Chuck Jones (b.1942) is a magician, inventor, producer and creator of the Mismade Girl illusion. Biography Inspired and taught by the female magician Dell O'Dell at her Hollywood magic shop as a child, Jones was performing up to six birthday parties a weekend in high school. Some for Hollywood celebrities’ kids such as Judy Garland and Anthony Quinn. Jones acquired Dell O'Dell's magic collection after her passing. After performing at a party for the writer of the Johnny Carson Show, Jones was asked to appear in a TV skit with Carson. He later went on to produce and appear in his own a daily, live cartoon show at KCOP in Hollywood. His Mismade Girl illusion was featured by Orson Welles on the Jackie Gleason Show. Read more about Chuck Jones… Did you know... From MagicPedia's random pages: Cardini … Del Ray was an assistant for Harry Blackstone Sr.? … Long Beach Mystics included Kalin and Jinger, Kevin James, Dirk Arthur, Mike Caveney, Michael Weber, Stan Allen,Dana Daniels, Les Arnold, Bill Smith and others? … Harry Houdini escaped from a packing case made of wood used from the Titanic? … Mike Caveney is the current owner and proprietor of the Egyptian Hall Museum? … Cardini performed on the Queen Mary? See also Recent changes. Featured Tip Use the Discussion tab at the top of an article to add comments or make a suggestion. Send News Items and Upcoming Events here. If the front page content is out of date purge the cache Subscribe to MagicPedia updates MagicPedia RSS feed for new articles MagicPedia RSS feed for latest changes Follow @MagicPedia on Twitter Collaboration requests Help MagicPedia by: Selecting a Random page and reviewing it. Making an article from the Wanted Page list. Adding public domain pictures to articles. All you need to do is join (free) and click "Edit"

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