Peter Warlock (magician) explained

Peter Warlock
Birth Name:Alec William Bell
Nationality:British
Known For:magic
Birth Place:England
Birth Date:1904 10, df=yes
Occupation:Magician, publisher
Family:Elizabeth Warlock (daughter)

Peter Warlock (born Alec William Bell; 30 October 1904 – 17 December 1995) was a semi-professional magician and publisher of the British magic magazines "Pentagram" (1946–59) and the "New Pentagram" (1969–89).[1]

Career

In 1960, he became the honorary president of the Paisley Magic Circle.[2] Peter Warlock was also asked to accept the Honorary Life Presidency of the Blackpool Magic Club after the death of the initial holder of that position, Edward Victor, which he did.[3] He was followed in that distinction by Ken Dodd O.B.E.

Inventions

Published works

Family life

He is the father of Elizabeth Warlock, who started performing as a stage magician at the age of 16 and who, in 2005, wrote the book One Hundred by Warlock about Peter Warlock's work.[4] [5]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biographies Page WXYZ.
  2. Web site: History of SAMS . Scottish Association of Magical Societies . 21 December 2018 .
  3. Web site: Blackpool Magicians' club.
  4. Web site: One Hundred By Warlock, By Elizabeth Warlock . dead . The Genii Corporation . 31 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130527104121/http://64.91.240.159/books/100bywarlock/index.html . 27 May 2013 . dmy.
  5. News: . MacEwen . G. . 16 April 1983 . Tricks are their trade . The Globe and Mail .