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Gerald Lynton Kaufman (1893 - 1968)
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'''Gerald Kaufman''' (1893 - 1968) was an amatuer magician in New York City.<ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], October, 1933</ref>


Invented in 1935 ''The King Can Do No Wrong'' (more known as ''The Hotel Mystery'') and described in [[Genii 1941 September]]
He created  ''The King Can Do No Wrong'' (better known as ''[[The Hotel Mystery]]'') which was  marketed by [[Al Baker]] in 1935 and later described in [[Genii 1941 September]].


=Books=
Kaufman, a member of [[SAM]], was an illustrator for the [[Sphinx]].
 
==Books==
* [[How's Tricks?]] (1938)
* [[How's Tricks?]] (1938)
* The Book of Modern Puzzles (1940)
* The Book of Modern Puzzles (1940)
* Kaufman's Kwik Kard Kodes (1958)
* Kaufman's Kwik Kard Kodes (1958)


[[Category:Biographies|Kaufman, Gerald]]
== References ==
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Revision as of 19:52, 15 September 2010

Gerald Kaufman
BornGerald Lynton Kaufman
March 12, 1893
Died1968
CategoriesBooks by Gerald Kaufman

Gerald Kaufman (1893 - 1968) was an amatuer magician in New York City.[1]

He created The King Can Do No Wrong (better known as The Hotel Mystery) which was marketed by Al Baker in 1935 and later described in Genii 1941 September.

Kaufman, a member of SAM, was an illustrator for the Sphinx.

Books

  • How's Tricks? (1938)
  • The Book of Modern Puzzles (1940)
  • Kaufman's Kwik Kard Kodes (1958)

References

  1. Who's Who in Magic, Sphinx, October, 1933