Card Magic
7 magicians who defined card magic, listed in order of birth.
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- 🇯🇵 1889–1972 Tenkai Ishida 石田天海 — born Ishida Teijirō He crossed to America with the Tenkatsu troupe and stayed for over thirty years — the first Japanese magician whose techniques entered the international repertoire.
- 🇨🇦 1894–1992 Dai Vernon "The Professor" The man they called "The Professor," who raised close-up work into an art of its own.
- 🇬🇧 1895–1973 Cardini born Richard Valentine Pitchford He never spoke a word on stage — and perfected the silent act as a form.
- 🇳🇱 1926–1980 Fred Kaps born Abraham Pieter Adrianus Bongers The only magician ever to win the world championship's top prize three times.
- 🇯🇵 1965– Tomohiro Maeda 前田知洋 Miracles at arm's length — the performer who made close-up magic familiar in Japan.
- 🇺🇸 1991– Shin Lim Shin Lim Silence, music, and a million dollars — where card magic stands today.