Francis Carlyle
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Francis Carlyle was a professional magician who was a regular and popular performer at Hollywood's Magic Castle
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. He was well known and regarded by his peers, contributing his tricks to several books on magic. He was a regular and popular performer at Hollywood's Magic Castle
in their close-up room, specializing in card and coin magic. He also performed at notable clubs such as the Stork Club
in New York. Later, at least from 1964 problems with alcohol made it difficult for him to continue professionally performing magic and to be barred from performing at the Magic Castle.
Francis Carlyle was found unconscious in Hollywood and taken to a convalescence home where he later died on 27 December 1975.
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Stars of Magic, Series 4 By George Starke --
The Magic of Francis Carlyle By Roger Pierre --
The Magic Castle
The Magic Castle, located at 7001 Franklin Avenue in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California, is a nightclub for magicians and magic enthusiasts, as well as the clubhouse for the Academy of Magical Arts. It bills itself as "the most unusual private club in the world."-Nightclub:The Magic...
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History
Francis Carlyle was born Francis Xavier Finneran. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and lived most of his life in New York, living at one time in Greenwich VillageGreenwich Village
Greenwich Village, , , , .in New York often simply called "the Village", is a largely residential neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City. A large majority of the district is home to upper middle class families...
. He was well known and regarded by his peers, contributing his tricks to several books on magic. He was a regular and popular performer at Hollywood's Magic Castle
The Magic Castle
The Magic Castle, located at 7001 Franklin Avenue in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California, is a nightclub for magicians and magic enthusiasts, as well as the clubhouse for the Academy of Magical Arts. It bills itself as "the most unusual private club in the world."-Nightclub:The Magic...
in their close-up room, specializing in card and coin magic. He also performed at notable clubs such as the Stork Club
Stork Club
The Stork Club was a nightclub in New York City from 1929 to 1965. From 1934 onwards, it was located at 3 East 53rd Street, just east of Fifth Avenue...
in New York. Later, at least from 1964 problems with alcohol made it difficult for him to continue professionally performing magic and to be barred from performing at the Magic Castle.
Francis Carlyle was found unconscious in Hollywood and taken to a convalescence home where he later died on 27 December 1975.
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Card Manipulations N° 5 By Jean HugardJean Hugard
-History:Hugard was born John Gerard Rodney Boyce in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. He was a masterful performer and one of the twentieth century's most gifted writers on magic. Through his writing he brought the literature of magic up to a new, professional level.Over the course of his life he...
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Stars of Magic, Series 4 By George Starke --
The Magic of Francis Carlyle By Roger Pierre --