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*The L.W. Mental and Spirit Mysteries, with [[T. Page Wright]](1929)
 
*The L.W. Mental and Spirit Mysteries, with [[T. Page Wright]](1929)
 
*Magically An Idea or Two (1933)
 
*Magically An Idea or Two (1933)
*Radio and Nite Club Mindreading (1944)  
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*Radio and Nite Club Mindreading with [[Ormond McGill]] (1944)  
 
*The Mental Mysteries and Other Writings of William W. Larsen Sr. (1977)
 
*The Mental Mysteries and Other Writings of William W. Larsen Sr. (1977)
  

Revision as of 21:14, 9 April 2010

William W. Larsen, Sr.
BornDecember 31, 1904
Green Bay, Wisconsin
DiedJuly 5, 1953 (age 48)
Known forGenii
CategoriesBooks by William W. Larsen, Sr.

William Walter Larsen, born and raised in Green Bay, Wisconsin, gave up a practice as a criminal attorney in Pasadena, California to be an entertainer at resort hotels.

Larsen was the founder and editor of Genii magazine with his wife Gerrie Larsen. He also created the idea of a "magician's club" which his two sons William Larsen, Jr. and Milt Larsen eventually brought to life as The Magic Castle. Bill and Milt also created the "It's Magic" stage shows.

J. Mark Hall[1] and Dale Williams[2] were pseudonyms he used when publishing routines in Genii during the 1930s.

Larsen died of a cerebral hemorrhage due to alcoholism.

Publications

  • The L.W. Mindreading Mysteries, with T. Page Wright (1928)
  • The L.W. Mental and Spirit Mysteries, with T. Page Wright(1929)
  • Magically An Idea or Two (1933)
  • Radio and Nite Club Mindreading with Ormond McGill (1944)
  • The Mental Mysteries and Other Writings of William W. Larsen Sr. (1977)

References

  1. MUM DECEMBER, 1956, page 296
  2. 25 years ago in Genii, Genii 1962 June