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Al Koran

Al Koran was the stage name of Edward Doe, who was a former hairdresser that turned professional magician/mentalist. In 1945, he became the youngest member ever to be awarded London Society of Magicians Gold Medal. It was after this that he selected the stage name “Al Koran” and make magic a full time job.

Later in life, Al Koran emigrated to the United States in January 1969, first to Cleveland, Ohio and then later settling in Chicago, Illinois. He appeared many times on the Ed Sullivan show.

Watch Al Koran perform his brand of mentalism on the Ed Sullivan Show.

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For more information about Al Koran, please visit his official Wikipedia entry
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David Berglas

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David Berglas is an English psychological illusionist and mentalist. He has been said to be one of the world's leading mentalists. In 1984, he had ...


Simon Drake

Simon Drake playing Russian Roulette

Simon Drake is best known for the innovative and shocking television series Secret Cabaret made for Britain's Channel 4. Here's his performance of Russian Roulette. ...


Max Maven

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Max Maven is an American magician and mentalist. He often appears on television magic shows to perform "interactive" mind reading tricks that work for the ...


Ted Lesley

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Ted Lesley, one of Germany's leading magical entertainers and mentalists, was born in Dueren in the Rheinland area of Germany on 1st August, 1937. A ...


Chan Canasta

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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 ...


Banachek

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Described as the "Cream of the Crop" when it comes to entertainers, Banachek is the world's leading Mentalist. His talents are so incredible that ...


Max Maven

Max Maven Fism

Max Maven is an American magician and mentalist. He often appears on television magic shows to perform "interactive" mind reading tricks that work for the ...


Joseph Dunniger

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Publicly known as "The Amazing Dunninger", he was one of the most famous and proficient mentalists of all time. He was also one of the ...


Johnny Ace Palmer

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Johnny Ace Palmer is an award-winning American close-up magician. He is famous within the worldwide magical community for his prodigious sleight-of-hand abilities. Throughout the 1980s, ...


Frances Willard and Glenn Falkenstein

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Frances Willard is an American female magician, famous for her performances at The Magic Castle and in Las Vegas. Willard and her husband Glenn Falkenstein ...


Derren Brown

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Derren Brown is an English magician, mentalist, painter and self-professed skeptic regarding paranormal phenomena. This is the full uncut interview filmed for the Channel 4 TV ...


Ormond McGill

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At a young age, Ormond McGill became interested in magic, and eventually took a correspondence course through the Tarbell Music School in Chicago while still ...


James Randi

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James Randi is a stage magician and scientific skeptic best known as a challenger of paranormal claims and pseudoscience. Project Alpha involved planting two fake psychics, ...