Lewis Ganson

Lewis Ganson
Born Lewis Jack Ganson
1913
West Ham, Essex, England[1]
Died 1980 (aged 66–67)
Hampshire, England[2]
Cause of death
 natural causes
Occupation professional magician
Known for sleight of Hand, card magic, coin magic

Lewis Jack Ganson (1913 West Ham, Essex – 22 December 1980 Hampshire) was an English magician who become one of the most prolific writers in magic,[3] going on to write more than sixty books on the subject.[4]

For years, he was the editor of Harry Stanley's The Gen and contributor to Magigram magazines. He was also a vice president of the British Ring of the International Brotherhood of Magicians and founder member of the Portsmouth and district magic circle.

Ganson was a professional close-up magician, except for his time in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps 1939–1958.

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  1. ↑ http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/all/results?recordCount=-1&forenames=lewis&_includeForenamesVariants=on&surname=ganson&_includeSurnameVariants=on&fromYear=1913&toYear=1913&region=5&county=&mothersMaidenName=&_useMothersMaidenNameAsSurname=on&sortOrder=RK%3Atrue&_performExactSearch=on&event=B&recordType=ALL&route=
  2. ↑ http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/all/results?recordCount=-1&forenames=lewis&_includeForenamesVariants=on&surname=ganson&_includeSurnameVariants=on&fromYear=1920&toYear=&region=5&county=&dobYear=&dobYearTolerance=2&sortOrder=RK%3Atrue&_performExactSearch=on&event=D&recordType=ALL&route=
  3. ↑ Ganson "Lewis Ganson MagicPedia entry".
  4. ↑ "Biographies Page FG".