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The 10 BEST Card Magicians of All Time
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‘Magic with playing cards is as old as playing cards have been around. However, a bit more than 100 years ago, this branch of magic began to grow with two significant events: Hofzinser performing around 1850 and S.W. Erdnase's book in 1902. From that time until today, it has exploded.
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser - What Paganini was to the violin, Hofzinser was to playing cards. He was a virtuoso! He invented basic playing card magic techniques that bare his name today and also invented many classic tricks, however, this list recognizes only entertaining performers. "How the heck do we know he was a GREAT performer," you ask? Well, not only was he world famous in his era for performing with just playing cards and charged exorbitant entrance fees to watch him but many of the world's great magicians flocked to Vienna to watch and learn from him. Hofzinser was THE master card magician of his era!
Richard Valentine Pitchford - Young Richard practiced card manipulation outdoors in the freezing trenches of World War I. For a bit of protection from the ravaging weather, he wore gloves. After the war, he spent months in the hospital and kept practicing to keep his spirits up. These massive hours of practice helped him build his card manipulation act. He later changed his name for the stage to Cardini and when television hit, he was a massive star. He played a character of an inebriated gentleman (finally a magician with a reason to wear a tux and gloves!) where cards and other objects would seem to appear and disappear through his drunken stupor. The young bellboy that assisted him was his wife.
Hector Mancha - Many of the performers on this list have been chosen by their body of work. The ones with more than just a great act have been awarded with a higher ranking. This Spanish magician wins a spot on this list for the sheer power of this one act.’ (Source)
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