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NEWS DAVID BERGLAS MBE AN HONOR WELL DESERVED TONY SPINA PASSES AWAY April 5, 1930-May 18, 2019 He’s known David Copperfield since he was a boy and counts among friends: Siegfried and Roy, Dick Cavett and every ma- gician you’ve ever heard of. He taught Harvey Keitel and Orson Welles a few tricks. Harry Potter, too (well, the actor who plays him in the movies anyway). International Man of Mystery David Berglas Receives his MBE from Prince William Duke of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace 2nd May 2019. The magician and mentalist David Berglas, known as the International Man of Mystery, has been awarded an MBE at the age of 92. It is believed to be the first time the honour has been presented to anyone for their contribution to magic. Berglas began his career in the 1950s, becoming a household name with his regular performances on radio and television. He was renowned for creating large stunts, among them driving a car around London in a blindfold, and hurtling blind- folded down the Cresta Run. His version of the Any Card at Any Number routine is known as the Berglas Effect, with magi- cians considering it the holy grail of card magic. 8 VANISH Magazine www.VanishMagazine.com In addition to owning one of the most important magic companies in the world, Tan- nen’s Magic, he also had a life- long passion for magic. Before buying into Tannen’s he was a busy performing magician who opened for some of the best in the business, during the height of the Catskills, with his dove act. In his later years, he never stopped watching it on TV and constantly played with stuff and talked about the impos- sible magic he saw. Tony also created a lot of original magic including his signature eillusion of removing a ladies middle. RIP Tony Spina