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Magician. Spouse. Nani Darnell. . (m. 1952) . [2] James Mark Wilson (April 11, 1929 – January 19, 2021), known professionally as Mark Wilson, was an American magician and author. He was widely credited as the first major television magician, and in the process established the viability of illusion shows as a television format. [1]
Mark Wilson. . . (m. 1952; died 2021) . Children. 2, including Greg Wilson. Nani Darnell (born c. 1930) [3] is an American former magician's assistant. As a co-star of her husband, magician Mark Wilson, throughout his television magic career, Darnell heavily influenced public perceptions of magicians' assistants.
The movie Rough Magic (1995) features as its central character a magician's assistant played by Bridget Fonda. [11] One of the central characters in the movie Leprechaun 3 is a magician's assistant called Tammy Larsen, played by actress Lee Armstrong, who appears in stage costume for much of the duration. [12]
ABC (1962-1964) Release. 1 October 1960. (1960-10-01) –. 26 December 1964. (1964-12-26) The Magic Land of Allakazam was a series of network television shows starring American magician Mark Wilson. [1] It ran from 1960 to 1964 and is credited with establishing the credibility of magic as a television entertainment.
Variations include the Aquarian Illusion created in the 1970s by Alan Wakeling for Mark Wilson, who performed it in The Magic Circus series and a HBO special Mumbo Jumbo! It's Magic, and in closing his Las Vegas shows. [2] In this version an acrylic tank filled with water is used and a beautiful swimsuit-clad woman assistant is locked inside ...
OCLC. 17805952. Dewey Decimal. 793.8 19. LC Class. GV1547.W763 1988. Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic is a book on magic written by magician Mark Wilson. [1][2] The book is a popular reference for magicians and has been in print since its first issue in 1975.
Bruce Cervon. Bruce Cervon (June 20, 1941 – May 24, 2007) was an American magician who was best known for his close-up magic, both through performance and invention. He published a series of books and helped to create a permanent record of the magic of Dai Vernon through The Vernon Chronicles, and Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks.
He originally started as an assistant to magician Mark Wilson in 1973, and was immediately put to work on the set of The Magician (starring Bill Bixby), assisting Wilson as the show's magic coordinator.