Upon pulling a pack of cards from his pocket, Vernon turned over the top card of the deck to reveal the named card and replied to the speechless Green “That’s the kind of magic I do. He also had a famous encounter with another up-and-coming young magician from his town, Cliff Green, who asked Vernon, “What kind of magic do you do?” Vernon responded by asking the boy to name a card. By the time he was 13 he had memorized the contents of the book. The first real magic book he ever owned was an early edition of perhaps the most famous card book of them all, The Expert at the Card Table, by S. Vernon first fell in love with magic when he was seven years old after his father took him to see a magic show. Vernon studied mechanical engineering at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, but by World War I he had moved to New York City. His father was a government worker and an amateur magician. While performing, he often mentioned that he had learned his first trick from his father at age seven, adding wryly that he had “wasted the first 6 years” of his life. Vernon was born in Ottawa as David Frederick Wingfield Verner.

He lived out his last years at the Magic Castle, a nightclub in Hollywood, California. His influence was considerable in the magic world of the 20th Century, and he was a mentor to numerous famous magicians. His expert sleight of hand technique and extensive knowledge, particularly with card tricks and close-up magic, garnered him respect among fellow magicians. Dai Vernon (pronounced alternatively as “DIE” or as “DAY” as in David) (J– August 21, 1992), a.k.a.

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