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Stewart James
From Magicpedia, the free online encyclopedia for magicians by magicians.
Stewart James (May 14, 1908-1996) was one of magic's most prolific inventors, publishing over 1000 magic tricks in books and magazines.
One of his legendary effects was Miraskill published first in The Jinx, No. 24, september 1936, page 147, then in Jean Hugard’s Encyclopedia of Card Tricks (1937).
Books
- Stewart James in Print: The First 50 Years (1989), edited by P. Howard Lyons and Allan Slaight,
- The James File, Vol. 1 and 2 (2000) by Allan Slaight, contains nearly 1700 pages of Stewart James's magic.
- Compiled and edited the Abbott Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks
- Stewart James' Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks, Vol. 1 (1941)
- Stewart James' Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks, Vol. 2 (1968)
- Stewart James' Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks, Vol. 3 (1980)
- Essential Stewart James (2007)
Awards
Creative Fellowship from the Academy of Magical Arts (1982) .
References
- http://www.magicana.com/exhibitions/stewart_james/bio.html
- Linking Ring, November, 1990 (cover)
