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Dai Vernon | |
|---|---|
 Vernon using the pressure fan[1] | |
| Born | David Frederick Wingfield Verner June 11, 1894 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | August 21, 1992 (aged 98) Ramona, California, U.S. |
| Other names | The Professor |
| Alma mater | Royal Military College of Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Magician, author, silhouettist |
| Employer | Magic Castle |
| Spouse |
Eugenie "Jeanne" Hayes
(m. 1924) |
| Children | 2 |
David Frederick Wingfield Verner (June 11, 1894 – August 21, 1992), better known by his stage names Dai Vernon (pronounced alternatively as "DIE" or as "DAY" as in David) or The Professor, was a Canadian magician.[2][3]
Vernon's sleight of hand technique and knowledge, particularly with card tricks and close-up magic, garnered him respect among fellow magicians, and he was a mentor to them.
From 1963, he worked at and lived out his last decades at the Magic Castle, an exclusive specialty nightclub in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Vernon retired officially from performing in 1990 at the age of 96.[3]
- ^ Finch, Jon. "Dai Vernon". Jon Finch Magician. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ When asked which way to pronounce his first name, Vernon would say "either, or either," (i.e, EE-ther or EYE-ther) Vernon, Dai. The Vernon Touch: The Writings of Dai Vernon in Genii, The Conjurors' Magazine from 1968 to 1990. Washington, DC: The Genii Corporation, 2006.
- ^ a b Daniels, Lee A. (August 29, 1992). "Dai Vernon, 98; An Expert Magician Who Taught Others". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
Dai Vernon, a sleight of hand artist who was a mentor to many of the most accomplished magicians of the last half-century, died Aug. 21 at the home of a son, Edward Wingfield Verner, in Ramona, Calif., where he had lived for the last two years. He was 98 years old.