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[[Nick Trost]] (March 16, 1935 - October 23, 2008), born Nicholas K. Trost, was a prolific author of booklets and creator of packet card tricks. | [[Nick Trost]] (March 16, 1935 - October 23, 2008), born Nicholas K. Trost, was a prolific author of booklets and creator of packet card tricks. | ||
He was an alumnus of Ohio State University and a private in the Army in 1957. | He was an alumnus of Ohio State University and served as a private in the U.S. Army in 1957. | ||
eight years after seeing a magic show staged by the members of IBM Ring 3 in Troy, Ohio. He then met Bob Lewis of Dayton, Ohio, who sparked his keen interest in card magic. | Trost first became enthused about magic when he was seven or eight years old, after seeing a magic show staged by the members of IBM Ring 3 in Troy, Ohio. He then met Bob Lewis of Dayton, Ohio, who sparked his keen interest in card magic. | ||
Trost wrote and edited a column on card magic in The [[New Tops]] from May 1961 until December 1994. | Trost wrote and edited a column on card magic in The [[New Tops]] from May 1961 until December 1994. | ||
Revision as of 17:17, 4 January 2009
Nick Trost (March 16, 1935 - October 23, 2008), born Nicholas K. Trost, was a prolific author of booklets and creator of packet card tricks.
He was an alumnus of Ohio State University and served as a private in the U.S. Army in 1957.
Trost first became enthused about magic when he was seven or eight years old, after seeing a magic show staged by the members of IBM Ring 3 in Troy, Ohio. He then met Bob Lewis of Dayton, Ohio, who sparked his keen interest in card magic.
Trost wrote and edited a column on card magic in The New Tops from May 1961 until December 1994.
Hocus Pocus Parade in Linking Ring, Vol. 34, No. 12, February 1955; also received the award for Originality of a Card Effect at the IBM Convention in Pittsburgh, PA that same year.
Trost died of brain cancer after being diagnosed earlier in 2008.
Bibliography
- Nick's Table Trix (1956)
- Cardman's Secrets (1964)
- E.S.P. Session with Nick Trost (1965)
- Mental Card Miracles (1965)
- Expert Gambling Tricks (1975)
- Gambling Tricks with Cards II (1975)
- Impromptu Card Magic Folio No. 2 (1979)
- The Card Magic of Nick Trost (1997)
- Subtle Card Creations (2008)