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I was born in Clarkesville, Tennessee, and grew up in Greenville, North Carolina.

I am the Vice-President of the Academy of Magical Arts, Inc.(Magic Castle) in Hollywood, California.

The Magic Castle is the private clubhouse for the Academy of Magical Arts--an organization of about five thousand people from all over the world who are magicians or who have an abiding interest in the art of magic.

I have won six performing awards at the Magic Castle, for performances in the W.C. Fields Bar, the Close-Up Gallery, the Parlour of Prestidigitation and the Palace of Mystery.

I am a full-time professional magician, Bunco Artist, Medicine Man, Pitchman, and Vaudevillian.

I have an active forum here: Scoundrels Forum. This is a place for anyone interested in magic, short cons, big cons, cheating at cards, dice, and other games, pool hustling, prostitution, scams, and any of the soft rackets.

The forum also has members who are interested in the history of the theater and the relationships of various kinds of show business with the development of modern advertising and marketing.

We have sections on carnival and side show, circus, burlesque, vaudeville, medicine shows, chatauqua, dime museums and more.

We also are a home to re-enactors, especially those who perform magic, juggling or swindles in many different historical periods.

We have Medieval, Renaissance, Old West, and Pirate eras represented, as well as those of the Revolutionary War, the War Between the States and the Roaring Twenties.

There are also serious historical areas for research into the history of confidence games. We have famous historical con artists families represented on the board, including the Lou Blonger and Soapy Smith families.

--Whit Haydn

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I have uploaded a number of new photos from a recent photo shoot into my folder in My Pics "Performance and Publicity Photos." Let me know what you think. --Pop

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