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Richard D. Buffum | Richard D. Buffum (1921 - September 23, 2003. | ||
Born in 1921, in Long Beach, California. | Born in 1921, in Long Beach, California. | ||
A columnist for the Los Angeles Times (where he tried to sneak in magical topics for the public whenever possible) and publisher of Abracadabra Press starting in 1979. | |||
He | He was elected into the [[Society of American Magicians]] Hall of Fame and received the H. Adrian Smith Literary Award. | ||
[[Dai Vernon]] had spent a week at Buffum's home in 1965 putting his life story on audio tape. The tapes were eventually transcribed and used for the book The [[Vernon Chronicles]] Volume IV: He Fooled Houdini Dai Vernon A Magical Life (1992). | [[Dai Vernon]] had spent a week at Buffum's home in 1965 putting his life story on audio tape. The tapes were eventually transcribed and used for the book The [[Vernon Chronicles]] Volume IV: He Fooled Houdini Dai Vernon A Magical Life (1992). | ||
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*[[The Brema Brasses]] (1981) | *[[The Brema Brasses]] (1981) | ||
== Published by Abracadabra Press == | |||
* Stanley Collins: Society Entertainer & Magic Collector (1984) | |||
* The Haunted Hat (1985) | |||
* The Magic- Shop (1988) | |||
* Henri Robin: Expositor of Science and Magic (1990) | |||
* Harlan Tarbell (1993) | |||
== References == | |||
* Obit [[Magicol]] No. 149 | |||
[[Category:Biographies]] | [[Category:Biographies]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:25, 2 May 2010
Richard D. Buffum (1921 - September 23, 2003.
Born in 1921, in Long Beach, California.
A columnist for the Los Angeles Times (where he tried to sneak in magical topics for the public whenever possible) and publisher of Abracadabra Press starting in 1979.
He was elected into the Society of American Magicians Hall of Fame and received the H. Adrian Smith Literary Award.
Dai Vernon had spent a week at Buffum's home in 1965 putting his life story on audio tape. The tapes were eventually transcribed and used for the book The Vernon Chronicles Volume IV: He Fooled Houdini Dai Vernon A Magical Life (1992).
Books
- The Cone and Balls (1961)
- Keep the Wheels Turning (with Carl Owen) (1977)
- The Brema Brasses (1981)
Published by Abracadabra Press
- Stanley Collins: Society Entertainer & Magic Collector (1984)
- The Haunted Hat (1985)
- The Magic- Shop (1988)
- Henri Robin: Expositor of Science and Magic (1990)
- Harlan Tarbell (1993)
References
- Obit Magicol No. 149