Chan Canasta

Starting as a card magician, Chan Canasta became a well known stage magician performing feats of memory during the late 1940s. Throughout his career Canasta made over 350 television appearances, including the Ed Sullivan and Jack Paar shows.

Among magicians, Canasta is revered for the invention of a principle that eschewed perfection, believing that making an occasional error made his other effects stronger and more entertaining.

Watch Chan Canasta in a three part series.

Part one – Chan Canasta on the Mike Parkinson show

Part Two – Chan Canasta on the Mike Parkinson show

Part Three – Chan Canasta on the Mike Parkinson show

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Learn more about Chan Canasta by reading his wikipedia entry
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