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'''Louis (or Luis) Zingone''' (fl. 1930s-40s) was a professional cardman who worked [[vaudeville]] and private parties during 1930s-40s. | |||
== Biography == | |||
He began learning trick with his uncle when he was a attending P.S. 1 in Long Island City as a boy.<ref>It's the Gimmick That Counts, The Daily Star, Long Island City, March 29, 1932</ref> | |||
He mastered [[Erdnase]] while working at a car wash. Zingone performed in New York in 1934 doing the Cut and Restored Rope, Card in Cigarette, Egg and Silk, and Torn and Restored Newspaper. | |||
==Marketed Tricks== | |||
*Luis Zingone's Dual Prophecy (1932) | |||
== Inventions == | == Inventions == | ||
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== Publications == | == Publications == | ||
* Zingone's Recorded Card Tricks - three 78 rpm records and booklets. (See ad in [[Linking Ring]], Vol. 19, no. 9, november 1939. Tricks that Speak for Themselves) | * Zingone's Recorded Card Tricks - three 78 rpm records and booklets. (See ad in [[Linking Ring]], Vol. 19, no. 9, november 1939. Tricks that Speak for Themselves) | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zingone}} | ==Contributions== | ||
*[[Expert Card Technique]] | |||
*[[Scarne on Card Tricks]] by John Scarne | |||
*[[Greater Magic]] | |||
*[[The Amateur Magician's Handbook]]. | |||
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[[Category:Biographies]] | [[Category:Biographies]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:28, 25 October 2014
| Louis Zingone | |
 Cover of Sphinx (May 1931) | |
| Born | Louis Gabriel Zingone ? United States |
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| Flourished | 1930s-40s |
Louis (or Luis) Zingone (fl. 1930s-40s) was a professional cardman who worked vaudeville and private parties during 1930s-40s.
Biography
He began learning trick with his uncle when he was a attending P.S. 1 in Long Island City as a boy.[1]
He mastered Erdnase while working at a car wash. Zingone performed in New York in 1934 doing the Cut and Restored Rope, Card in Cigarette, Egg and Silk, and Torn and Restored Newspaper.
Marketed Tricks
- Luis Zingone's Dual Prophecy (1932)
Inventions
- Zingone Spread (by 1940).
Publications
- Zingone's Recorded Card Tricks - three 78 rpm records and booklets. (See ad in Linking Ring, Vol. 19, no. 9, november 1939. Tricks that Speak for Themselves)
Contributions
- Expert Card Technique
- Scarne on Card Tricks by John Scarne
- Greater Magic
- The Amateur Magician's Handbook.
References
- ↑ It's the Gimmick That Counts, The Daily Star, Long Island City, March 29, 1932