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[[File: GroverGeorge.jpg |right|thumb|200px|[[ Grover George]]]]
[[File: AriannBlackChristmas.png |right|thumb|200px|[[ Arian Black]]]]


'''Grover George''' (1887 -1958) toured South and Central America during the time when [[Howard Thurston]] was the dominate magician in the United States. He returned to the United States where he performed in second rate venues until he eventually returned to South America.
'''Ariann Black''' (also spelled '''Arian Black''' earlier in her career) is a professional magician who is based in Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, USA. She has headlined her own show in Vegas and appeared on a number of national and international television shows.
== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Born in Zanesville Ohio, he got interested in magic at an early age. He performed his first magic show for a school in his hometown and eventually put himself through college by performing magic. In the 1920's George decided to step up his game by upgrading his show and taking it to the larger first class theaters. He purchased the equipment and rights to [[Doc Nixon|William "Doc" Nixon]]'s act called 'Hong Kong Mysteries' and then formed the Mysteries Production Company.  A young [[Paul Rosini]] was taken on as an assistant around 1923. He struggled with an American Tour because [[Howard Thurston]], fearing competition, told theaters that if they booked George, they would not ever have Thurston on their stage again.
She is known in the magic world for her efforts to encourage and promote other female performers. She was voted Female Magician of the Year in 2004 and International Female Magician of the Year in 2008 & 2009. She was also awarded "Magician of the Year by the International Conclave of Illusionists".


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Black was born in Canada and began doing magic when she was five years old. She turned professional when she was 19 and moved to New York, where she ended up working at the Trump Plaza and Trump's Castle in Atlantic City. That led to various international work and after several years she settled in Las Vegas.
 
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Ariann Black (also spelled Arian Black earlier in her career) is a professional magician who is based in Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, USA. She has headlined her own show in Vegas and appeared on a number of national and international television shows.

Biography

She is known in the magic world for her efforts to encourage and promote other female performers. She was voted Female Magician of the Year in 2004 and International Female Magician of the Year in 2008 & 2009. She was also awarded "Magician of the Year by the International Conclave of Illusionists".

Black was born in Canada and began doing magic when she was five years old. She turned professional when she was 19 and moved to New York, where she ended up working at the Trump Plaza and Trump's Castle in Atlantic City. That led to various international work and after several years she settled in Las Vegas.

Read more about Arian Black,,,