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The Television Era

Television specials delivered magic into millions of living rooms overnight, expanding the audience by orders of magnitude.

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  🇮🇳 1913–1971 P. C. Sorcar Protul Chandra Sorcar India's great illusionist, who toured more than seventy countries — and whose last engagement was in Asahikawa, Japan. The Television Era IllusionStage Magic
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  🇯🇵 1934–1979 Tenko Hikita I 引田天功 — "Japan's Escape King" Japan's Escape King, who held the whole country to its television sets. The Television Era EscapologyIllusion
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  🇯🇵 1940–2022 Haruo Shimada 島田晴夫 — "Shimada" Japanese parasols and doves — he carried a Japanese aesthetic to the summit of the world stage. The Television Era Dove ActManipulation
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  🇨🇦 1947–2000 Doug Henning The Magician Who Brought Magic Back The revolutionary who threw away the tailcoat and brought stage magic back to life in the 1970s. The Television Era IllusionStage Magic
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  🇺🇸 1956– David Copperfield The Most Commercially Successful Magician A byword for modern magic, who astonished the world through television specials. The Television Era IllusionStage Magic
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  🇺🇸 since 1975 Penn & Teller Penn Jillette & Teller One who talks and one who never does — magic's pre-eminent double act, together since 1975. The Television Era Comedy MagicStage Magic