Ellis Stanyon

Ellis Stanyon
Born January 1870
Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
Died September 1951 (1951-10) (aged 81)
Nationality British
Occupation Magician
Known for Card manipulation, coin magic, creator of Stanyon's Magic, sleight of hand

William Ellis Stanyon (January 1870 – September 1951) was a professional magician and magic dealer in London.

History

Stanyon published and edited his own journal known as Magic (Stanyon's Magic).[1] In the first issue of Magic he set out his intention which was toβ€š 'popularize the Art of Sleight of Hand'. It was first published in October 1900 and ran for 177 issues with a break during World War I; the final issue was published in June 1920.

Stanyon in his journal published a method of escaping from packed boxes. Biographer Kenneth Silverman has written that the magician Harry Houdini "accused Stanyon of having posted a bounty of several pounds for his secrets... Houdini dismissed the methods purveyed by Stanyon and others as being nothing like his own, "puny attempts at duplication."[2]

Magic historian Henry R. Evans wrote that Stanyon was "one of the most prolific writers on legerdemain in the world, and his hand-books on magic are largely sought after."[1]

Published works

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See also

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Henry R. (1902). Magic And Its Professors. George Routledge & Sons. p. 88
  2. ↑ Silverman, Kenneth. (1996). Houdini!: The Career of Ehrich Weiss. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 65-66

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