Roy Benson | |
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Born | Edward Emerson Ford McQuaid 17 January 1914 |
Died | 6 December 1977 Forest Hills, New York USA | (aged 63)
Occupation | Magician |
Parent(s) | Dora Ford Edward Emerson McQuaid |
Roy Benson (17 January 1914 – 6 December 1977) was a stage magician born in Courbevoie in France. He was an accomplished musician. He is credited for Special Effects, having created the monster for the film The Flesh Eaters (1964) [1] directed by his first cousin, [2] Jack Curtis. He died of emphysema. [3]
He studied with Nate Leipzig, creating the bell and bowl routine and elaborating the Chinese Sticks routine which is published in "Benson by Starlight". [4] This also describes Benson's Bizarre Bag (an egg bag variant), The Dice Box, Bell and Bowl (rice bowls), The Wines of Beelzebub and Hydrostatic Cravis (where a drinking glass is inverted without the contents spilling).
Benson performed with his wife, Connie, who was a dancer and contortionist. [5]: 266
A photograph of Benson, signed and dedicated "To Dai [Vernon], Jeanne, Neepie in admiration and affection, Roy. 1946." was auctioned in January 2010. [6]
(Also called Mora Wands after Silent Mora - Louis McCord [7]). [8] The method for the Chinese Sticks as well as a number of routines by magicians including Howard Hale, Aldo Colomini, Pete Biro, Joe Stevens and Charlie Miller is presented in the DVD "Chinese Sticks" published by Greater Magic Video Library. [9]
Benson elaborated his Chinese Sticks in "Starlight" [4] on The Pillars of Soloman and the Magic Bradawl, published in Hoffman's Modern Magic. [10]
The Benson Bowl is a Cups and Ball routine popularised by Benson. [11] The method and routine is published in "Starlight" [4] and "Classic Secrets of Magic" by Bruce Elliott. [12] The routine is included in the DVDs "Pat Page Spongeballs", [13] "WGM Spongeballs", [14] "John Mendoza Vol 2", [15] "Steve Dacri Volume 3". [14]
Roy Benson | |
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Born | Edward Emerson Ford McQuaid 17 January 1914 |
Died | 6 December 1977 Forest Hills, New York USA | (aged 63)
Occupation | Magician |
Parent(s) | Dora Ford Edward Emerson McQuaid |
Roy Benson (17 January 1914 – 6 December 1977) was a stage magician born in Courbevoie in France. He was an accomplished musician. He is credited for Special Effects, having created the monster for the film The Flesh Eaters (1964) [1] directed by his first cousin, [2] Jack Curtis. He died of emphysema. [3]
He studied with Nate Leipzig, creating the bell and bowl routine and elaborating the Chinese Sticks routine which is published in "Benson by Starlight". [4] This also describes Benson's Bizarre Bag (an egg bag variant), The Dice Box, Bell and Bowl (rice bowls), The Wines of Beelzebub and Hydrostatic Cravis (where a drinking glass is inverted without the contents spilling).
Benson performed with his wife, Connie, who was a dancer and contortionist. [5]: 266
A photograph of Benson, signed and dedicated "To Dai [Vernon], Jeanne, Neepie in admiration and affection, Roy. 1946." was auctioned in January 2010. [6]
(Also called Mora Wands after Silent Mora - Louis McCord [7]). [8] The method for the Chinese Sticks as well as a number of routines by magicians including Howard Hale, Aldo Colomini, Pete Biro, Joe Stevens and Charlie Miller is presented in the DVD "Chinese Sticks" published by Greater Magic Video Library. [9]
Benson elaborated his Chinese Sticks in "Starlight" [4] on The Pillars of Soloman and the Magic Bradawl, published in Hoffman's Modern Magic. [10]
The Benson Bowl is a Cups and Ball routine popularised by Benson. [11] The method and routine is published in "Starlight" [4] and "Classic Secrets of Magic" by Bruce Elliott. [12] The routine is included in the DVDs "Pat Page Spongeballs", [13] "WGM Spongeballs", [14] "John Mendoza Vol 2", [15] "Steve Dacri Volume 3". [14]