Winston Freer

Winston Freer
BornAugust 10, 1910 (1910-08-10)
St. Albans, Vermont, United States
DiedApril 21, 1981 (1981-04-22) (aged 70)
OccupationMagician

Winston Freer (August 10, 1910 – April 21, 1981) was born in St. Albans, Vermont. In 1926, at the age of 16, Freer saw Howard Thurston perform and became interested in magic.[1] He grew up to be one of magic's cleverest inventors.[2]

In the 1930s, Freer worked at Abbott's Magic in Colon, Michigan and performed under the name Alladin and later Doc Maxam.

Freer gained a reputation for performing effects like freezing ice in his bare hand. He also startled magicians by performing a suspension while standing in the middle of a floor entirely surrounded.[3] It was captured on the cover of The Linking Ring, August 1941.[4]

Freer also published his classification of magical effects in The Linking Ring.[5]

Freer also fancied himself a mathematician. One of his most impressive creations was his Tile Puzzle. What makes it so interesting is that neither the pieces nor the frame change shape or size in any way.[6]

Published works

  • Alagen Rope (with U.F. Grant) (1939)
  • 25 Rice Bowl Methods (1954)
  • The Magic of Doc Maxam (1954)

Works about

See also

References

  1. ^ "Biographies Page FG".
  2. ^ "The Adventures of Winston Freer CD".
  3. ^ "Fitzkee - The TRICK BRAIN - chapter 14". Archived from the original on January 7, 2007.
  4. ^ "Winston Freer's MagicPedia entry".
  5. ^ Scott, Myron E., ed. (January 1942). "Hocus Pocus Parade". The Linking Ring. Vol. 21, no. 11. pp. 36–53.
  6. ^ "Grey Matters Videos: Winston Freer Tile Puzzle".


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