Bill Malone (magician)
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Bill Malone is an American magician who specializes in card magic
, close-up magic
and bar magic.
Malone was raised in Chicago
, Illinois
and became interested in magic at the age of 17. He is a protege of Ed Marlo
and a recipient of the Merlin Award
from the International Magicians Society
. He appeared on the first World's Greatest Magic Special and World's Wildest Magic Special.
Malone moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida
where he owned and operated a comedy
magic club called Houdini's Pub. He later created Malone's Magic Bar, also in Florida.
Malone is best known for his contributions to classic bar magic effects such as Bill in lemon
and card under glass, and for his effect Sam the Bellhop in which the magician tells a story incorporating puns with as consecutive playing cards are turned over from a shuffled deck.
Card manipulation
Card magic is the branch of conjuring that deals with creating magical effects using a deck of playing cards. Card magic is commonplace in magical performances, especially in close up magic or parlor magic and street magic. Some of the most recognized names in this field include John Scarne, Juan...
, close-up magic
Micromagic
Micromagic or close-up magic or table magic is magic performed in an intimate setting usually no more than ten feet from one's audience and is usually performed while sitting at a table....
and bar magic.
Malone was raised in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
and became interested in magic at the age of 17. He is a protege of Ed Marlo
Ed Marlo
Ed Marlo was a magician who specialized in card magic. He referred to himself and others of his specialty as "cardicians"....
and a recipient of the Merlin Award
Merlin Award
Merlin Award is a recognition instituted by the International Magicians Society. It is regarded as the highest level prize in the field of Magic/Illusion and the top recognition a magician can achieve.-History & Norms:...
from the International Magicians Society
International Magicians Society
The International Magicians Society is the world's largest magic society as recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records. The IMS began in 1968 and now has over 37,000 members worldwide...
. He appeared on the first World's Greatest Magic Special and World's Wildest Magic Special.
Malone moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
where he owned and operated a comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
magic club called Houdini's Pub. He later created Malone's Magic Bar, also in Florida.
Malone is best known for his contributions to classic bar magic effects such as Bill in lemon
Bill in lemon
The bill in lemon is an effect in which a magician requests a currency note from a spectator and makes the note vanish, then proceeding to slice a lemon open to show the note inside.- In performance :...
and card under glass, and for his effect Sam the Bellhop in which the magician tells a story incorporating puns with as consecutive playing cards are turned over from a shuffled deck.
Publications
- '"On the Loose" a four-volume instructional DVD set of close-up magicMicromagicMicromagic or close-up magic or table magic is magic performed in an intimate setting usually no more than ten feet from one's audience and is usually performed while sitting at a table....
- '"Here I Go Again" a three volume instructional DVD set of card magicCard manipulationCard magic is the branch of conjuring that deals with creating magical effects using a deck of playing cards. Card magic is commonplace in magical performances, especially in close up magic or parlor magic and street magic. Some of the most recognized names in this field include John Scarne, Juan...
- '"Malone Meets Marlo" a six-volume instructional DVD set of material from Malone's mentor Ed MarloEd MarloEd Marlo was a magician who specialized in card magic. He referred to himself and others of his specialty as "cardicians"....