Bob Cassidy | |
Birth Name: | Robert Cassidy |
Birth Date: | 23 June 1949 |
Birth Place: | Kearny, New Jersey, US |
Death Date: | 24 February 2017 |
Occupation: | Mentalist, Speaker, Author |
Nationality: | American |
Alma Mater: | Montclair State University |
Bob Cassidy (born 1949, Kearny, New Jersey - 24 February 2017) was an American mentalist, speaker and author of books in the field, including The Art of Mentalism (1983), The Principia Mentalia (1994), and The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy (2004).[1]
In 1978 Cassidy, and fellow mentalists Tony Raven, Scott Gordon, Mary Lynn, and Dian Buehlmeier, founded the Psychic Entertainers Association,[2] a mentalism international professional society.[3]
1996 David Lederman Memorial Award for Creativity in Mentalism[4]
2011 Dunninger Memorial Award for Distinguished Professionalism in the Performance of Mentalism[5]