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J. Stewart Smith
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| J. Stewart Smith | |
| Born | December 31, 1893 Augusta, Georgia |
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| Died | January 8, 1981 (age 87) Shreveport, Louisiana |
J. Stewart Smith (1893-1981) rarely performed magic but wrote numerous books on card magic.[1]
Biography
He held I.B.M. No. 6310 beginning in 1938 and was a member of the Order of Merlin. He was also a member of the TAOM.[2]
Books
- The Top of the Deck (1950)
- One More Thought on Cards (1955)
- Further Thoughts on Cards (1960)
- The Wave of the Hands (1960)
- It Just Happens (1961)
- It Can Be Magic - Thirteen Card Illusions (1963)
- The Lonely Quest (1964)
- Silent Evidence: The Might of Magic and its Commanding (1965)
- Strange Command (1966)
- The Weird Influence (1966)
- An Approach to Genuine Magic - Part 1 (1969)
- This Intangible Something (1969)
- An Approach to Genuine Magic - Part 2 (1971)
- The Unknown Influences (1972)
- A Glimpse into the Unknown (1974)
- Realm of the Incredibile (1983)
- The Collected Works of J. Stewart Smith (1983)
References
- M-U-M, Vol. 55, No. 3, August 1965, J. STEWART SMITH magician-of-the-month by Leslie P. Guest, page 6
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 70, No. 8, August 1990, Ring Reports, page 158