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R.C. Buff
| R.C. Buff | |
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| Born | Rufus Claude Buff October 11, 1899 North Carolina; |
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| Died | March of 1990 (age 90) |
| Categories | Books by R.C. Buff |
Rufus Claude Buff (b.1899-d.1990) performed as Claudio The Magician.
Biography
Buff had a long career as a minister and was often heard on radio.[1] Numerous tricks and ideas of his appeared in "The Sphinx" as Claudio. He was also editor of Modern Magi magazine (1943-1956). He later joined with John Bloor to create a bimonthly remake called New Modern Magi in the 1980s.
He was a book and magazine reviewer for The Dragon for many years.
Buff held card number 46 in the I.B.M.
Books
- Claudio's Mysteries (1942)
- Square and Circle Magic (1946)
- Ghost of the Past! (1979)
- The Wizard of Knotsville (1985)
Notable Articles
Buff contributed material for the Hocus Pocus Parade(a long-standing column) in an issue of The Linking Ring in 1978.[2] Namely, he contributed the following effects to that issue:
- Ancient Ropes, Oops, Rope
- Another Rope Through Neck
- The Traveling Ring
- My Uncle Percy
- A Knot Cocktail
- Color Choice
- Houdini Loops