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'''Richard D. Buffum''' (b.1921-d.2003) was 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. <ref>http://www.magictimes.com/archives/2003/2003-09_29-05.html</ref> <ref>"Memoirs Of A Magician's Ghost" in The Linking Ring, Vol. 66, No. 3, March 1986, page 52</ref> | |||
== Biography == | |||
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).<ref>Obit [[Magicol]] No. 149</ref><ref>Obit [[Genii 2003 November]]</ref> | |||
Excerpts from these tapes were also used for a biography in [[The Pallbearers Review]], Close-up Folios #7, 8, 9, 10 in 1977. | |||
==Books== | ==Books== | ||
*The Cone and Balls (1961) | *The Cone and Balls (1961) | ||
*[[Keep the Wheels Turning]] (with [[Carl Owen]]) (1977) | *[[Keep the Wheels Turning]] (with [[Carl Owen]]) (1977) | ||
*[[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}} | |||
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 55, No. 11, November 1975, Memoirs Of A Magician's Ghost, The Autobiography of John Booth, CHAPTER 101, page 53 | |||
* The Magic Circular, Vol. 97, No. 1049, December 2003, RICHARD BUFFUM MIMC 05/03/1921-23/09/2003, page 423 | |||
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 83, No. 12, December 2003, BROKEN WAND, RICHARD BUFFUM, page 155 | |||
[[Category:Biographies]] | [[Category:Biographies]] | ||
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| Born | Richard D. Buffum March 5, 1921 Long Beach, California |
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| Died | September 23, 2003 (age 82) |
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Richard D. Buffum (b.1921-d.2003) was 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. [1] [2]
Biography
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).[3][4]
Excerpts from these tapes were also used for a biography in The Pallbearers Review, Close-up Folios #7, 8, 9, 10 in 1977.
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
- ↑ http://www.magictimes.com/archives/2003/2003-09_29-05.html
- ↑ "Memoirs Of A Magician's Ghost" in The Linking Ring, Vol. 66, No. 3, March 1986, page 52
- ↑ Obit Magicol No. 149
- ↑ Obit Genii 2003 November
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 55, No. 11, November 1975, Memoirs Of A Magician's Ghost, The Autobiography of John Booth, CHAPTER 101, page 53
- The Magic Circular, Vol. 97, No. 1049, December 2003, RICHARD BUFFUM MIMC 05/03/1921-23/09/2003, page 423
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 83, No. 12, December 2003, BROKEN WAND, RICHARD BUFFUM, page 155