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Harry Blackstone Jr., Pittsburgh, 1981. In 1985, on the 100th anniversary of his father's birth, Blackstone donated to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. the original floating light bulb – designed and built by Thomas Edison – and the original Casadega Cabinet, used in the "Dancing Handkerchief" illusion. This was the first ...
Gay Blackstone (born March 27, 1952) is an American television and stage producer, director, consultant, lecturer and author. She was president of the Academy of Magical Arts [ 1 ] and was named one of "2007 Hollywood's Women of Distinction" by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. [ 2 ]
Gay Blackstone (born 1952), widow of Harry Blackstone, Jr. Harriet Blackstone (1864–1939), American painter; Harry Blackstone Sr. (1885–1965), famous American magician known as "The Great Blackstone" and father of Harry Blackstone, Jr. Harry Blackstone Jr. (1934–1997), popular stage magician and television performer of the late 20th century
Dave Legeno played Fenrir Greyback, a werewolf and Death Eater in the latter "Harry Potter" films. The actor died at the age of 50 in 2014 after going missing on a hike in Death Valley, California.
The former interior designer and third wife of Tom Benson inherited control of the NFL’s New Orleans Saints and NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans after her husband’s death in 2018 following legal ...
Harry Blackstone, Jr., 62, American magician and television performer, pancreatic cancer. [59] Thelma Carpenter, 75, American jazz singer and actress, cardiac arrest. [60] Samuel Hoyt Elbert, 89, American linguist. [61] Alan Furlan, 77, Italian-American actor. [62] Morton Heilig, 70, American virtual reality technology pioneer and filmmaker.
The son of Greek immigrants who operated a diner in Kearney, Peterson founded Blackstone in 1985 with Stephen Schwarzman, with an initial investment of $200,000. Blackstone co-founder Peter ...
He was often billed as The Great Blackstone. His son Harry Blackstone Jr. also became a famous magician. Blackstone Sr. was aided by his younger brother, Pete Bouton, who was the stage manager in all his shows. [4] Blackstone Sr. was married three times. Blackstone Jr. was his son by his second wife.