Henry Hay (writer)
Encyclopedia
Henry Hay was the pen name
of June Barrows Mussey (March 30, 1910 – July 27, 1985), a journalist and translator who is notable for his writing about sleight of hand and magic. He was born in New York and lived in West Germany after the Second World War.
Mussey was a friend of the famous coin manipulator Thomas Nelson Downs
. His highly regarded The Amateur Magicians Handbook (1950) has gone through many printings and is still considered a standard reference work among magicians.
Learn Magic (1947) as Barrows Mussey
Cyclopedia of Magic (1949)
The Amateur Magician's Handbook (1950)
Pen name
A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
of June Barrows Mussey (March 30, 1910 – July 27, 1985), a journalist and translator who is notable for his writing about sleight of hand and magic. He was born in New York and lived in West Germany after the Second World War.
Mussey was a friend of the famous coin manipulator Thomas Nelson Downs
Thomas Nelson Downs
Thomas Nelson Downs, also T. Nelson Downs, was one of the most famous manipulative magicians renowned for his coin tricks. Downs was also known as "The King of Koins".-Biography:...
. His highly regarded The Amateur Magicians Handbook (1950) has gone through many printings and is still considered a standard reference work among magicians.
Publications
Magic (1942) as Barrows MusseyLearn Magic (1947) as Barrows Mussey
Cyclopedia of Magic (1949)
The Amateur Magician's Handbook (1950)
Sources
- http://www.geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php/Henry_Hay