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| Fabian (1912-1965) |
| Falconi
(?-?) European magician who toured America during the late 1700s. |
| Fawkes,
Isaac (? - 1731) Early English magician. Known to have performed the Egg Bag trick and Blooming Bush, effects still performed today. |
| Fay, Anna Eva (1851-1927) |
| Fechter, Eddie (1916-1979) |
| Ferrante
(?-?) American magician on the Lyceum and Chautauqua circuits. |
| Fetsch,
"Hen" (1912-1961) Inventor of Mental Epic. |
| Fields, Eddie
(1915-1994) Inventor of Invisible Deck. American mentalist (with partner George Martz), card handling expert, former Coney Island sideshow magician. |
| Fischbacher,
Siegfried (b.1939) (birthday June 13) official
website German-born international star of magic. Half of the duo of Siegfried & Roy. |
| Fleming,
Paul (1889-1976) American magician who worked as both "Paul Gemmill" and "Paul Fleming". Assistant first to Eugene Laurant (from 1909 to 1910) and then to Karl Germain (from 1910 to 1914). |
| Fleming,
Walker (1887-1971) Older brother of Paul Fleming. Onstage assistant, and also owner of The Fleming Book Co. in York, Pennsylvania. |
| Flosso,
Al (1895-1976) (birthday October 10) Info coming |
| Floyd,
Mary
(?-?) Wife of Walter Floyd and one half of The Floyds magic act. Performed as the psychic "Mohala" in their two-person mind-reading act. |
| Floyd,
Walter
E. (1861-1940) American magician who achieved stardom on the Redpath Chautauqua circuit. Started his career as a student of Harrington, then as "Al Nickle", assisting Robert Nickle in 1879. Developed his own magic act, with a strong emphasis on the two-person mindreading segment he performed with his wife, Mary. Died while performing onstage. See one of their publicity pamphlets in entirety here. |
| Fredrik,
Alexander (1878-?) Perhaps just a legend, this performer appeared as "Fredrik the Great" on the American stage until a lawsuit forced him to abandon the name. Apparently, he had a large stock of playbills left over, which he sold to Willard the Wizard and Dante, both of whom occasionally appeared as Fredrik the Great until they used up the posters. |
| Friedell,
William
(?-?) American magician on the Lyceum and Chautauqua circuits. |
| Frye,
John W.
(?-?) American magician on the Lyceum and Chautauqua circuits. |
| Frye,
William Eugene
(?-?) American magician on the Lyceum and Chautauqua circuits. |
| Foster,
Neil (1922-1988) American magician noted for his beautifully artistic manipulation technique, especially with the Zombie Floating Ball and fan work. Closely associated with Abbott's Magic Company, he served as vice president of the company briefly, and was responsible for reviving its TOPS magic publication. He was also a revered instructor for (and most famous student of) the Chavez School of Magic. see tribute here |
| Fox,
Imro (1862-1910) (birthday May 21) German-born magician (real name Isidor Fuchs) who is credited with being the first to perform a comedy magic act as a single. His whirlwind performing style inspired Horace Goldin, who adopted it as the signature of his act. Fox began his career as a restaurant worker, then advanced to chef before becoming an entertainer. His biggest success came when he toured with Servais LeRoy and Frederick Eugene Powell as part of The Great Triple Alliance, the famous three-act touring magic show (1898-1900). Also an accomplished hand shadow artist, he wrote a book, Hand Shadows and How To Make Them, which can still be found in print today. |
| Fox,
Karrell (?-1998) American comedy magician. Has a star dedicated to him on the Palm Springs Walk of Fame. In 1993, he hosted a segment on the Abbott's Get-Together video, giving a tour of Colon's Lakeside Cemetery graves of famous magicians. Karrell Fox is buried in the Lakeside Cemetery. |
| Franklin,
Ben IV (1914-1986) American magician who performed on the Lyceum and Chautauqua circuits, sometimes partnering with Logan Wait. Claimed to be great-great-grandson of Benjamin Franklin. Skilled at card scaling. |
| Fulves,
Karl Published EPILOGUE magazine starting in 1967, focusing on advanced card magic. Author of a number of excellent books on "self working" or foolproof magic tricks for beginners. |
| Fu Manchu (see David Bamberg) |
| Furst,
Arnold (1918-2002) (birthday June 21) American magician (real name Arnold Furstenberg) and hypnotist. His magic shows were mainly for children, though he toured with the USO during WWII, accompanied by his white rabbit, Oscar. His hypnotism was related to therapy rather than showmanship, and he wrote a number of authoritative books on the subject. He also wrote several books on magic, including Famous Magicians of the World. Inventor of the Fresh Fish torn and restored paper routine. |
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