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| Gabriel,
Joseph (b. 1958) American magician (real name Joseph Gabriel Wierzbicki) who gained fame with his beautiful and startling dove act which concluded with the production of two giant macaws. He was first noted as the illustrator for a number of magic books. |
| Gacs,
Rezso (1911-1987) Hungarian magic personality. Extremely well-known in Eastern Europe, he had a clever magic and pickpocket act. Mentor of Kovari. |
| Gali-Gali,
Luxor (1902-?) Egyptian magician whose real name was Mahguob Mohammed Hanafi. Though he was brought up in show business (his father was a magician also called Gali-Gali), he found his greatest fame after becoming an American citizen in 1944. He found success performing on television and in Las Vegas, and is best remembered for his cups and balls routine that ends with the production of live baby chicks. Appeared on the 9/12/48, 4/17/49, and 4/29/51 broadcasts of the TV program Toast of the Town, the early version of Ed Sullivan. |
| Ganson,
Jack (1886-1951) English magician thought to be the first to specialize in bartender magic. Father of Lewis. |
| Ganson,
Lewis (1913-1980) English magician and author, best known for his Routined Manipulation, though he wrote nearly 60 other books on magic as well. |
| Garber,
Homer Chalet (?-?) American magician on the Redpath Chautauqua circuit around 1910. Performed magic as one of three acts on the bill; he also played the banjo and saxophone. Part of the Garber-Howe Entertainers around 1910. See one of his publicity pamphlets in entirety here. |
| Garcia,
Frank (1927-1993) (birthday May
8) American magician, legendary for his skill with cards and knowledge of gambling cheats. Prolific author of card magic books, co-founder (with George Schindler) of New York's School for Magicians. Billed as the "Man With the Million Dollar Hands". |
| Geller,
Uri
(b.1946) (birthday December 20) official
website Israeli psychic entertainer who has gained international fame by promoting himself as the real thing. His U.S. television appearances beginning in the 1970s gave a huge boost to psychic entertainment by inviting the viewing audience to get involved at home, inviting them to put non-working watches on top of their TVs, and during the show, the hands of the watches moved. Also famous for his spoon-bending routines. Faded from American TV after the disastrous Tonight Show performance in which magician Johnny Carson exposed Geller's method of "seeing" through sealed film canisters. Briefly back in the American public eye in 2005, when he acted as publicity agent for Michael Jackson, another disaster. Long-running professional "feud" with James Randi. |
| Gemmill,
Paul (1889-1976) See Paul Fleming |
| Georgia
Magnet Woman magician who, despite her diminutive size, could resist physical pressure from a number of male volunteers who were unable to lift her or otherwise move her. The act was called a resistance act, and was variously performed as a psychic or purely physical phenomenon. See Annie Abbott, Lulu Hurst, Mattie Lee Price. |
Germain,
Karl (1878-1959)  By 1915, he was one of the most famous magicians in the world, known for his stylish and elegant performances, and his wonderful color posters |
| Gibson,
Walter (1897-1985) (birthday September 12) American magician and prolific author of both magic instruction and magic history books. Was the ghost writer for many magicians who "wrote" magic books, including Howard Thurston, Harry Blackstone Sr. and Joseph Dunninger. His third wife was Litzka Raymond, widow of The Great Raymond. Lived in Eddyville, New York, in a large farmhouse with separate rooms reserved for each type of book that he wrote, including a room for writing magic books and a room for writing The Shadow series of books and scripts. Credited with inventing Nickels To Dimes and Oil and Water effects. |
| Gilbert,
Alfred Carleton "A.C." (1884-1961) American magician and magic manufacturer who formed Mysto Magic Company with John Petrie in 1909. Mysto Magic Sets are highly collectible today. In 1916, he founded the A.C. Gilbert Company, producing a line of chemistry and microbiology sets that were still popular learning toys in America through the 1950s. He was a star athlete as well, holding the world's pole vaulting record in 1908 and 1909. See the A.C. Gilbert Heritage Society and this bio. |
| Glenroy
the Midget (1887-1919) American magician (real name Glen Mead Royston) who was one of several successful magicians of short stature. |
| Goldin, Horace (1874-1939)
(birthday December 17) Polish-born world-famous illusionist (real name Hyman Goldstein) noted for his lightning-fast style. One of the most important stage illusionists in history. He is credited with inventing the Sawing a Woman In Two illusion and the Buzz Saw illusion. His autobiography is It's Fun To Be Fooled (1937), and a good biography is Val Andrews' Life, Dull It Ain't (1983). |
| Goldston, Will (1878-1943)
(birthday September 23) Info to come. |
| Goodliffe
Real name Charles Goodliffe Neale, this British magician founded the "world's only magic weekly", ABRACADABRA. |
| Gowango
the Great (?-?) American magician who was performing around 1890-1900. In the heyday of blackface performers in vaudeville, he was thought to be the only authentic black magician working in 1899. |
| Great
Lee
(?-?) American magician on the Lyceum and Chautauqua circuits. |
| Greystoke,
R. Temple
(1901-1973) American magician, real name Wreford "Ray" Stough Price. Performed also as "Prince Price", "Ali Baba" "Bey Shan", and most notably "Ra-Mona". Had great success on the Lyceum and Chautauqua circuits in the 1920s and early 1930s with his magic act featuring wonderful trained dogs. Changed his professional name to "Greystoke" after a song titled "Ramona" became popular. Is credited with popularizing the "Spook Show" formula in the Eastern states during the 1940s. His show was called "Horrors of Hell". Died of Parkinson's Disease. |
| Guitar,
Pressley American magician who used his real name. Inventor and magic manufacturer, specializing in trick coins. Invented Cigarette Thru Quarter. |
| Gunnarson,
Dean (b. 1964) official
website Energetic escape artist; recipient of the first Houdini award; featured performer on numerous TV specials and official successor to James Randi. |
| Gwynne, Jack
(1895-1969) (birthday
April 12) One of the superstars of American magic. Illusionist who created the Temple of Benares illusion as a variation of Culpitt's Doll House illusion. Also invented the Flipover Box. Subject of Jack Gwynne: The Man, His Mind and His Royal Family of Magic by David Charvet. Visit Jack Gwynne's grave (Lakeside Cemetery in Colon, Michigan).Lakeside Cemetery in Colon, Michigan). |
| Gysel,
Robert H. (1880-1938) American mentalist, specialist in lock-picking. Stage assistant to Houdini for five years. |
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