Ten Famous Magicians of the World
Magicians
are the people who can fascinate even a bad-tempered person with htier
supernatural activities. It is though some tricks which people cannot
realize due to the skillful performance of the magicians. I found ten
famous magicians who could make people astonished with their talented
and strategic performance. You can also consider Magic as an art where
magicians always try to stage their innovative ideas to us.
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David Copperfield
David Copperfield
David Copperfield is the famous musician and illusionist. His famous magics are disappearing Stature of Liberty, flying, levitating over the Grand Canyon and walking through the Great Wall of China
etc. He is also famous for his story telling power. This American
talented musician started practicing magic when he was 12. He entered in
the Society of the American Magicians as the youngest person and when
he was 16 he started teaching a course in magic in the New York University. He also acted in some movies including ‘Terror Train’, Pret-a-Porter’. He is also famous for storytelling. According to the Forbes Magazine,
his per year income $57 million in 2003 and became the tenth highly
paid celebrity in the world. He makes over 500 shows throughout the
world in a year.
Image Link: WikipediaHarry Houdini
Houdini is one of the greatest magicians of the world. He was born in Hungary and in his childhood his parents moved to the United States. He made his first show when he was 9 years old. He started his career with card acts and later became famous for his escape acts. He showed his most famous magic named “Chinese Water Torture” in 1913. He is thought to have the power of picking any lock in the world. He wrote many books regarding some of his tricks. In his later life he became famous for his act as a ghost buster. Houdini was inspired by another famous musician named Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin.
Image Link: http://fusionanomaly.net/harryhoudini.jpg Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin
Robert-Houdin
is named as the pioneer of the modern performance art of illusionism.
In his early life he was a watchmaker. He was very influential performer
of his time and was thought to be the person who could make anything
possible. This Frenchman is called the father of modern magic as he
performed in the theaters and private parties which was a new trend
because the magicians, before him, performed in the fairs and
marketplaces. He is the first performer of the bullet catch. Once he
asked a person to shoot him with a marked ball but after shooting him
the ball was found between the teeth of that person. He used to wear
formal dresses like his audience. A movie was made on Robert-Houdin by
the novel called “World of Wonders” by Robertson Davies. 
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David Blaine
This American magician is famous for his street and close-up magic which was the new trend in magic. As David was a street magician he could notice the real reaction of the spectators. In his earlier life he showed card acts. Later he focused on feats of endurance. He could have been buried for 7 days alive. His TV special ‘Frozen in Time’ was very popular where he showed that he can encase for 61 hours, 40 minutes, and 15 seconds. In his popular named ‘Vertigo’ he was lifted by a crane onto a90 foot high pillar. This great magician told that he became happy when he saw that people irrespective of religion, age, sex, and race come to see his magic and smile.
Image Link: WikipediaP.C. Sorcar
P.C. Sorcar is a famous Indian magician who got many international awards for his performances throughout the world. His popular show is known as ‘Indrajal’. This great magician was very popular in 1930s to 1960s. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the President of India in 1964 and The Sphinx known as Oscar of magic twice in 1946 and in 1954. He was died in 1971 at the age of 58 in Japan.
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