Magic New Zealand® is proudly sponsored by International Entertainment

BROKEN WAND: PHILIP R. WILLMARTH

Message by Dennis Schick

Philip Reed Willmarth, 83, of Durham, North Carolina, died September 16, 2014.

He was International President of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, 2007-08, and prior to that was Assistant Editor for fourteen years (1978-1992) and Executive Editor for fifteen years (1992-2007), of The Linking Ring, the I.B.M.'s monthly journal.

He was a member of Ring 199 (Raleigh, North Carolina), Ring 326 (Burbank-Glendale-Eagle Rock-Pasadena, California), Ring 2100 (The Universe), the Society of American Magicians, and the Magic Circle (MIMC with Gold Star). Born in Pennsylvania, as a boy his father gave him a magic book by Will Lindhorst and that hooked him on magic for life.

He owned an advertising and marketing research company and performed as a part-time professional magician since 1959. He also was a popular emcee and lecturer throughout the country.

He was author of several books and booklets, including "The Magic of Matt Schulien" (1959), "Fun With a Handershief" (1969), "The Ring and Rope Book" (1975), "Jim Ryan Close-up" ( Four volumes, 1980-81), "Trevor Lewis ESOLC" (1981), "The Knot Collector" (1989), and "The Impostress Princess Expanded" (2011). He also published several books by other authors.

Among survivors are his wife, Robbie; his children, Janet and John; and her children, Eldridge and Lelia, and their families.

 


Privacy Policy and Copyright Notice

Our subscriber list is not made available to any other companies or individuals. We value every subscriber and respect your privacy. You can subscribe to or unsubscribe from the Magic New Zealand® E-zine at www.magicnewzealand.com Magic New Zealand® E-zine is published each Sunday. The opinions expressed therein are those of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of Magic New Zealand®. Neither Magic New Zealand® nor Alan Watson vouch for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, message, statement, or other information reported via Magic New Zealand® E-zine. Subscribers to this publication and authors who contribute to it by doing so agree they will not hold Magic New Zealand® or Alan Watson, jointly or individually liable or responsible in any way for the opinions expressed therein.
Magic New Zealand® reserves the right to alter, correct or disregard any articles submitted. Readers are encouraged to submit timely articles or news items which may be of interest to subscribers. By submitting articles to this e-zine, the authors grant Magic New Zealand® the right to publish such articles and such authors confirm their copyright of the material submitted. All works published by Magic New Zealand® are protected by international copyright legislation and articles must not be published for profit by anyone other than the individual authors without the written permission of Magic New Zealand®. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this publication may be freely redistributed, but not sold, to other magicians if copied in its entirety, including the copyright notice below and the above disclaimer.

Copyright © 2014 Alan Watson.


Magic New Zealand® E-zine