Jean Hugard, born in Australia in 1872, was an acclaimed
magician during his time. Throughout his life, he performed magic
around the worldmainly in venues in Australia, New Zealand, and
even in the United States. After he retired from performing, he
settled down in Brooklyn, New York, where he wrote more than thirty
books on magic including Money Magic, Encyclopedia of Card Tricks,
and Houdini’s Unmasking. He became blind toward the end of his life
but in spite of his handicap continued practicing and writing about
magic. He died on August 14, 1959.
Frederick Braué was an American journalist, a
semiprofessional magician specializing in card magic, and a close
friend of Jean Hugard’s, with whom he corresponded to write
multiple books on magic. He passed away on July 3, 1962.
Steven Cohen is an esteemed contemporary magician and an
expert at up-close magic. Often called The Millionaire’s
Magician,” he has performed for the likes of Woody Allen, David
Rockefeller, Martha Stewart, Warren Buffett, Stephen Sondheim, the
Queen of Morocco, and more. Additionally, he has been featured on
The History Channel, David Letterman, CBS, and CNN, and in
well-known publications including the New York Times and Forbes
magazine, and is the author of the book Win the Crowd. He performs
a long-running show regularly at the Waldorf Astoria hotel and
currently resides in New York City.
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