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[[Fred Lowe]] (? - February 1, 1972) was an English amateur magician and magic dealer. He marketed many routines and contributed to many magazines including The [[Gen]], [[Abra]] and [[Pentagram]]. | [[Fred Lowe]] (? - February 1, 1972) was an English amateur magician and magic dealer. He marketed many routines and contributed to many magazines including The [[Gen]], [[Abra]] and [[Pentagram]]. | ||
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He created the card routine (with Paul Marcus) called "Christened Reverse". It was seen by Dave Campbell in 1971 who developed a different method to create "Fred the card" trick (obviously as a dedication to Fred Lowe). It was also reinvented years later by Trevor Duffy as "Phil" the card trick. Ali Bongo also published a version in Abracadabra Vol. 73 (1981) called "A Card Named Fred /Christened Reverse the Second". | He created the card routine (with Paul Marcus) called "Christened Reverse". It was seen by Dave Campbell in 1971 who developed a different method to create "Fred the card" trick (obviously as a dedication to Fred Lowe). It was also reinvented years later by Trevor Duffy as "Phil" the card trick. Ali Bongo also published a version in Abracadabra Vol. 73 (1981) called "A Card Named Fred /Christened Reverse the Second". | ||
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Revision as of 12:11, 16 July 2011
Fred Lowe (? - February 1, 1972) was an English amateur magician and magic dealer. He marketed many routines and contributed to many magazines including The Gen, Abra and Pentagram.
| Fred Lowe | |
| Born | ? England |
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| Died | February 1, 1972 |
He created the card routine (with Paul Marcus) called "Christened Reverse". It was seen by Dave Campbell in 1971 who developed a different method to create "Fred the card" trick (obviously as a dedication to Fred Lowe). It was also reinvented years later by Trevor Duffy as "Phil" the card trick. Ali Bongo also published a version in Abracadabra Vol. 73 (1981) called "A Card Named Fred /Christened Reverse the Second".
His business was transferred to Ken Brooke after his death.