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Showing posts with label Doug Henning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Doug Henning. Show all posts
Saturday, May 3, 2025

The Anniversary of Doug Henning's Birth, Happy 78th!!!

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  Today marks the 78th birthday of illusionist Doug Henning. Born May 3rd, 1947 in Winnipeg Canada. He was an icon in magic. Credited with r...
Friday, February 7, 2025

The 25th Anniversary of the Passing Away of Doug Henning

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  Has it really been 25 years? Indeed. February 7th, 2000 Douglas James Henning passed away from liver cancer. I know I've written about...
Wednesday, May 29, 2024

It Was 50 Years Ago Today - Magic Changed NYC

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  Fifty years ago May 28th, 1974 Doug Henning, a skinny kid from Canada, debuted at the Cort Theater in NYC. He starred in a magical musical...
Thursday, March 21, 2024

Doug Henning Styled Shoes - For Kids

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  I was at a show today and there was a kid wearing these very shoes. I almost stopped the show to find out more. But instead I tried to loo...
Thursday, December 21, 2023

48 Years Ago Today, Media blitz begins on The World of Magic TV Special

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  It was 48 years ago today, that the press began to appear about a little show on NBC, called The Wold of Magic, starring newcomer Doug Hen...
Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Another Doug Henning Anniversary, This time #23

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  February 7th, 2000, Doug Henning passed away. He was only 52 at the time. It came as a huge shock to the magic community for several reaso...
Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Happy 75th Birthday Doug Henning!

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  Today, May 3rd, 2022, would have been Doug Henning's 75th Birthday. Frankly, it's doesn't seem all that long ago when he passe...
Friday, February 7, 2020

Doug Henning 20th Anniversary

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It was 20 years ago today, the magic world got the news that one of our greatest magicians had passed away. It was a shock to many. Certa...
Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Happy Birthday Doug Henning

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Friday May 3rd marks another birthday for Doug Henning. Had he lived, he would be turning 72, and no doubt would be the spitting image of...
Thursday, February 7, 2019

Remembering Doug Henning 19 years later

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Doug Henning passed away 19th years ago on Feb 7th, 2000. It doesn't seem like that long has passed. I decided that I would put up ...
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Saturday, September 29, 2018

The Doug Henning Documentary - Fundraiser

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In the 1970's there was no bigger name in the world of magic than Doug Henning. With his incredible yearly specials and touring sho...
Saturday, March 3, 2018

David Ogden Stiers Passed Away

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David Ogden Stiers, who played Feldman in The Magic Show on Broadway with Doug Henning, has passed away at the age of 75. He was best known...
Tuesday, December 26, 2017

The Day That Changed The World of Magic

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I'd say there were many dates that fit this title, but in the later 20th Century that date must surely be December 26, 1975. This was...
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Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Doug Henning Mania

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I know I've been absent for the past few weeks. I missed out on the tour of the Houdini House in NYC. I guess it's the curse of b...
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Thursday, May 4, 2017

Happy Belated Birthday Doug Henning and News

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I guess I had forgotten, but May 3rd was Doug Henning's birthday, he would have been 70 years old. It's been 17 years since he le...
Tuesday, September 6, 2016

A Piece of Doug Henning Memorabilia

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Thanks to my friend Michael Stroud, who is a fine magician and also a big fan of Doug Henning and Le Grand David, I now have one of the c...
Monday, December 7, 2015

The Linking Rings, A Tricks Whose Time Has Come and Gone and Come Again!

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I would love to blame my sudden fascination with the Linking Ring trick on Frederick Eugene Powell, but he is only partly to blame. I was...
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Sunday, November 22, 2015

The Spirit Handkerchief and It's History

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There is a wonderful effect in magic that has found it's way into the acts of many performers called The Dancing Handkerchief. Probab...
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Thursday, May 21, 2015

A Unique Piece of Doug Henning's Magic

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The illusion above is a Disembodied Princess created for Doug Henning's touring show by Jim Steinmeyer. It was called 'Seeing Thr...
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Saturday, February 7, 2015

Sad Day of Rememberance

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Feb 7, 2000, Doug Henning passed away. 15 years has passed since that news came out and it's still sad. However, to add to it, this...
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