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Mark Wilson was the son of a salesman and he spent much of his youth traveling with his parents as his father moved about on business. He has said his interest in magic began when he was eight years old and saw a magician named Tommy Martin perform at a hotel in Indianapolis, where the Wilson family were staying at the time. [3]
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.
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.
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.
Gregory Wilson (magician) Gregory Wilson (born 1964/1965) [1] is an American magician [2] and two-time FISM award winner. [3] Known as "The Honest Conman," Wilson specializes primarily in close-up magic, sleight-of-hand, and confidence trickery. He is the subject of a chapter in magician Paul Harris 's book, Art of Astonishment, Vol. 1.
Alan Robert Wakeling (1926–2004) was an American magician and inventor who is known in the magic world for devising classic illusions and routines used by some of the top performers in the business. Some of his most successful work was done in association with leading television magician Mark Wilson. They worked on the television show The ...
Harry Blackstone Sr. Harry Bouton Blackstone Jr. (June 30, 1934 – May 14, 1997) was an American stage magician, author, and television performer. [2] He is estimated to have pulled 80,000 rabbits from his sleeves and hats.
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.