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André Kole (born Robert J. Gurtler Jr.; September 30, 1936 – October 17, 2022) was an American magician and inventor of magical effects. [1] He was also a committed Christian and a public speaker for the evangelical group Campus Crusade for Christ. [2]
Death by Magic is an American reality television show. [1] The eight-episode first season premiered on Netflix on November 30, 2018. [2] The series stars and was created by British magician Drummond Money-Coutts. [3] It features Money-Coutts researching the myths and legends behind magic tricks and stunts that allegedly led to a performer's ...
The World's Most Dangerous Magic was the title of two American television specials showcasing illusion and escapology acts, which were made for the NBC network. The first was originally broadcast on 27 April 1998 [ 1 ] and the second, titled The World's Most Dangerous Magic 2 , was initially aired on 2 May 1999.
Over time, brain death became the more popular definition of biological death, and doctors codified this view in a 2019 position statement by the American Academy of Neurology.
The stunt took place on the morning of September 2, 2020, in Page, Arizona, and was streamed live on YouTube as a YouTube Original program. [ 64 ] [ 65 ] Blaine managed to get to an altitude of 24,900 feet (7.6 km) above sea level (more than 20,000 feet (6.1 km) above ground level ), before letting go of his balloons and parachuting down ...
The physician William Barrett, author of the book Death-Bed Visions (1926), collected anecdotes of people who had claimed to have experienced visions of deceased friends and relatives, the sound of music and other deathbed phenomena. [8] Barrett was a Christian spiritualist and believed the visions were evidence for spirit communication. [9]
The Drill of Death is a large-scale stage illusion in which a performer appears to be impaled on a giant drill. It was created by magician André Kole and illusion designer Ken Whitaker for magician Melinda Saxe. [1] It was one of Saxe's signature tricks and featured as a highlight in her various First Lady of Magic shows.
Tony Slydini (September 1, 1900, Foggia, Italy – January 15, 1991), [1] [2] simply known as Slydini, was a world-renowned magician.His mastery, expertise, originality and innovative approach to close-up artistry magic, earned him a legendary reputation in the magic world.