Stewart James
Stewart James (May 14, 1908 – November 5, 1996) was a Canadian postman who became one of magic's most prolific inventors.[1] He spent most of his life in Courtright, Ontario.[2]
Stewart James | |
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Born | John George Stewart James May 14, 1908 Courtright, Ontario |
Died | November 5, 1996 |
Nationality | Canadian |
Biography
Books
- One More Thought on Cards (1955)
- Compiled and edited the Abbott Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks
- Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks, Vol. 1 (1941)
- Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks, Vol. 2 (1968)
- Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks, Vol. 3 (1980)
- Stewart James in Print: The First 50 Years (1989), edited by P. Howard Lyons and Allan Slaight
- The James File, Vol. 1 and 2 (2000) by Allan Slaight, contains nearly 1700 pages of Stewart James's magic.
- The Essential Stewart James (2007)
Awards
- The Academy of Magical Arts Creative Fellowship (1981)[3]
gollark: I did wonder a while ago why, if it was possible to have diseases which were both really lethal and contagious/airborne, humans were alive.
gollark: Can't wait for random people to be able to make custom diseases from the comfort of their home!
gollark: The great thing about bioweapons is that commercial DNA printing is quite cheap, and apparently mostly doesn't even defend against known sequences for e.g. smallpox (not that blacklisting works, really), and I believe there are papers describing how you can conveniently resurrect Spanish flu and such.
gollark: Wow, I am typoey today.
gollark: Yes, uncanny valley.
References
- Warlock, Elizabeth (May 1990). "Our Side of the Pond". The Linking Ring. 70 (5): 100.
- Beam, Steve (November 2007). "No Oxymoron". MUM. 97: 74–75.
- "Hall of Fame". The Academy of Magical Arts.
Further reading
- James Bibliography, Ibidem #22 (October 1960), and reprinted in Ibidem, Vol. 2 (2001).
- Cover Linking Ring, November 1990.
- Cover Genii 1991 March
- Obit - Genii 1996 November
- The Life and Magic of Stewart James online exhibition
- David Ben post on Genii
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