Ellis Stanyon | |
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| Born | January 1870 Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, England |
| Died | September 1951 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Magician |
| Known for | Card manipulation, coin magic, creator of Stanyon's Magic, sleight of hand |
William Ellis Stanyon (January 1870 – September 1951) was a professional magician and magic dealer in London.
Stanyon published and edited his own journal known as Magic.[1] The journal's aim was to‚ 'popularize the Art of Sleight of Hand'.[2] It was first published from October 1900 and ran for 177 issues with a break during World War I; the final issue was published in June 1920.[3]
Stanyon in his journal published a method of escaping from packed boxes. Biographer Kenneth Silverman has written that the magician Harry Houdini "accused Stanyon of having posted a bounty of several pounds for his secrets... Houdini dismissed the methods purveyed by Stanyon and others as being nothing like his own, "puny attempts at duplication."[4]
Magic historian Henry R. Evans wrote that Stanyon was "one of the most prolific writers on legerdemain in the world, and his hand-books on magic are largely sought after."[1]
