Roy Walton
Roy Walton (11 April 1932 – 4 February 2020) was an English card magic expert.[1][2][3] First interested in magic at the age of eight, Walton was a world-recognized card magician creating hundreds of card effects, including his most famous effect, Card warp. He mentored numerous Scottish magicians including Jerry Sadowitz, R. Paul Wilson and Peter Duffie.
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| Born | 11 April 1932 London, England |
| Died | 4 February 2020 (aged 87) Glasgow, Scotland |
| Website | Tam Shepherd's Trick Shop |
Many of Walton's pamphlets and other works have been collected in three books on card magic currently published by Lewis Davenport Ltd. of London, and he contributed to several English language magazines on card magic (e.g. Magic magazine and Genii magazine).
He lived and worked in Glasgow, Scotland for many years,[4] and died there on 3 February 2020.[5]
References
- Longe, Bob (28 August 2006). The Ultimate Book of Card & Magic Tricks. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. pp. 93–. ISBN 978-1-4027-4092-3. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- Fulves, Karl (4 October 1994). Big Book of Magic Tricks. Courier Dover Publications. pp. 70–. ISBN 978-0-486-28228-2. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- Fulves, Karl (1989). Self-working coin magic: 92 foolproof tricks. Courier Dover Publications. pp. 113–. ISBN 978-0-486-26179-9. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- "I like – Happy to be a part of the industry of human happiness".
- Much loved owner of Tam Shepherds Trick Shop Roy Walton passes away aged 87
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