Alex Elmsley

Magician

Birthday March 2, 1929

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Scotland

DEATH DATE Jan 8, 2006 (76)

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About

A magician and computer programmer who created the Elmsley Count - a card trick where one is hidden while the cards are passed from one hand to another.

Before Fame

He started experimenting with magic when he was a teenager in 1946 prior to enrolling at Cambridge University.

Trivia

In 1972, he was awarded the AMA Creative Fellowship.

Family Life

He was brought up in St Andrews, Scotland.

Associated With

He and scientist Pyotr Kapitsa both studied at Cambridge University.