Magicians' Biographies - Letter J |
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| Jackson, Brad
(1928-?) American actor (1950's science fiction movies including It Came From Outer Space) who got his start billed as The World's Youngest Magician in the 1930s. Real name Herman Budlow. |
| Jackson, Theodore
(?-1905) African American magician performing in American late-19th century vaudeville. Houdini wrote about him, regarding him as "the very best colored magician". |
| Jacobs
(?-?) European magician who toured Britain, the U.S. and Australia in the 1850's performing the Linking Rings. |
| Jacobsen, Gloria
(1928-2002) American female magician best known for her award-winning "Vampira" act. Married to Tom Palmer from 1947 to 1964, then to Dr. Ralph Marcom (MarcoM the Magnificent, a comedy magician) in 1968. |
| Jahn, Viggo
(1917-?) Danish-born magician and actor whose specialty was the Cane Knob act, in which he would remove the knob top of his cane and perform intricate thimble-type magic while wearing black gloves. 1948 FISM Grand Prix. Assistant/wife Jane. He appeared on the 11/22/53 broadcast of the TV program Toast of the Town, the early version of the Ed Sullivan Show. |
| Jaks, Dr. Stanley
(1903-1960) (birthday July 26) German-born magician and mentalist who was given the title "Dr." by Ted Annemann. Real name Herbert Siegbert. Also performed as "Jack Stanley". Invented Supersonic Card Prediction. |
| Jamieson, Montgomery
(1897-?) Australian magician who travelled with a medicine show wagon. Disappeared in the Australian Outback on October 31, 1926, the same day that Houdini died. |
| Jansen
see Dante |
| Jarrett, Guy
Stage illusion builder, Houdini critic, married for several years to the female escape artist Minerva |
| Jeniska
(?-?) Stage name of the female mindreader who appeared in Benevol's shows. She was billed as "The Strongest Seer of the Ages". |
| Jennings, Larry
(1933-1997) American magician, co-founder of L&L Publishing and creator of effects such as Limited Edition. |
| Johnson, Lilburn
(?-?) American magician on the Lyceum and Chautauqua circuits in the 1920s. |
| Johnston, Hugh R.
(1893-1956) American-born magician who started the first school of magic in the US. Wrote Modern Card Miracles. Inventor of the Johnston Shuffle aka V Shuffle. |
| Jones, Francis Willoughby
(?-?) American magician on the Lyceum and Chautauqua circuits in the early 1900s. Featured "La Cassadega Propaganda", a spirit seance routine copied from Maskelyne. |
| Joseffy
(1873-1946) Viennese-born magician and innovative magic inventor. Created a version of Rising Cards, invented Enigmatic Cube, Phantom Quartette, the Congress of Nations, and Balsamo, the Living Skull. Performed as a violinist and magician on the Chautauqua circuit in the early 1900s. |