Doug henning metamorphosis books

Many magicians have performed versions of the metamorphosis illusion for modern audiences, including doug henning, the winnipegborn performer who captivated 50 million viewers in 1975 with a recreation of the watertorture escape. One of his most impressive acts was metamorphosis, an illusion borrowed from harry houdini, his idol. The magic of doug henning collection metamorphosis youtube. The prop was performed by doug henning on stage at the cort theater in new york during. Other than his muppet show episode, it was a second hand book i bought while in high school that primarily introduced me to doug henning. Spellbound reveals that metamorphosis was dougs favorite illusion. Doug henning marks houdinis 100th wild about harry. This 1981 filmed version of the highly successful broadway play the magic show brings magical illusions as well as engaging music to the.

Then i found doug hennings book and sure enough kept it with me. And next to that, the buzz saw table orson welles meant to use to slice rita hayworth in. Shot in 1981, this version for television changed songs and. The wonderfilled life of doug henning by john harrison was. However, never one to rest on his laurels, doug would always add a few of his own flourishes to freshen things up a bit. His legend and his magic, written by doug and charlie reynolds, was and still remains one of the most visually detailed books on houdini ever written. Douglas james henning may 3, 1947 february 7, 2000 was a canadian magician.

In high school, i always had a couple houdini books in my bag with me at. Doug henning, the ebullient, shaggyheaded magician who sparked a renewed interest in the craft and breathed new life into some of historys most. He had seen how closely we worked with doughe also advised iatse and the production that we should be the only people to touch the magic props. Doug henning, doug hennings world of magic, doug henning magic show, doug henning magic. The real work is the complete activity, the accumulated practice, the total summing up of tradition and ideas. Metamorphosis by brian lumley part two charlie was the man that convinced the producers that the magic show could not make it without doug s personal special assistants. Doug henning at the time a largely unknown canadian magicianmarked houdinis centennial by doing metamorphosis in front of the plaza hotel on fifth ave. Fox business network hoenig is a regular contributor to cavuto royalty exchange.

Doug henning, a superstar of illusion, is dead at 52 the new york. Doug is able to books his show magicagogo, in barbados during. The above clip comes from the filmed and retooled version of the magic show. Story time just got better with prime book box, a subscription that delivers editorially handpicked childrens books every 1, 2, or 3 months at 40% off list price. Doug henning, a superstar of illusion, is dead at 52 the. After studying endless library books on magic, practicing for many hours, and relentlessly. The magic of doug henning collection metamorphosis looking for. Henning was born in the fort garry district of winnipeg, manitoba, and began practicing magic at oakenwald school in fort garry, later moving to oakville, ontario. Doug henning 19472000 was a canadian magician, illusionist, escape. Doug s version of houdini s metamorphosis became just as synonymous with doug as the original was houdini himself.

Next to a wall of midcentury magic kits stands doug hennings metamorphosis trunk and denim jumpsuit. Mar 1, 20 douglas james henning famous magician1947 2000. At that time, doug was generally the first to be offered new illusion ideas by illusion designer jim steinmeyer, who worked closely with henning. Doug henning presents the origami illusion youtube. Doug s first experience in magic occurred when he was. Abebooks, an amazon company, offers millions of new, used, and outofprint books. Douglas james henning may 3, 1947 february 7, 2000 was a canadian magician, illusionist, escape artist and politician. The real work is what makes a magic effect magical. Metamorphosis by brian lumley part one the average person would not believe the level or intensity of the screw ups we had running the magic show. Over this week, early doug collaborator brian lumley is going to be sharing more memories of doug and, specifically, his time with the magic show. It was published by warner books and included hundreds of pictures from houdinis personal scrapbooks, and presented the legendary escape artist through the eyes of doug henning as a young magician. Along with coauthor charles reynolds, doug wrote his first book, houdini. The magic cafe forums metamorphosis secret will be revealed. Richard passaro first fell in love with magic at the age of 8, after receiving a magic set for christmas.