Frederick Braue

Infobox_Person
Name = Frederick Braue
Background = close up magician, journalist
Birth_name = Frederick Braue
nationality = American
known_for = sleight of Hand, card magic
Alias = Frederick Braue
occupation = journalist
birth_place = Alameda, Californiaflagicon|United States Born 1906
death_cause = natural causes
death_date = 1962

History

Frederick Braue [pronounced BROW-ee] (1906 - July 3rd, 1962) was a journalist by profession and noted for his contribution to the field of card magic. He was a semi-professional magician, specialized in card magic of which he was a master. [cite web |url=http://www.magicnook.com/forum/bioAB.htm |title= Biographies Page A-B]

He also co-authored "Expert Card Technique" with Jean Hugard. [cite web |url=http://www.magicnook.com/forum/bioAB.htm |title= Biographies Page A-B] Living on opposite sides of the continent, Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue wrote their books via correspondence. [cite web |url=http://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php/Frederick_Braue |title= Frederick Braue's MagicPedia entry]

In the 1940s, Frederick Braue edited a kid's page called "AUNT ELSIE'S PAGE" for the Oakland Tribune Newspaper.

Frederick Braue contributed to many magazines including a column in Hugard's Magic Monthly which he was also editor from 1959-1962. He also invented numerous card sleights and effects including:

* Braue Reversal which is a method for reversing a card in the deck in the course of a cutting action.
* Braue Addition
* Rear Palm (in 1935)
* Homing Card

Published Works

In collaboration with Jean Hugard:

* Expert Card Technique (1940)
* Miracle Methods N° 1 : Stripper Deck (1941)
* Miracle methods N° 2 : Gambling (1942)
* Miracle Methods N° 3 : Prepared Cards (1942)
* Miracle Methods N° 4 : Tricks and Sleights (1943)
* The Invisible Pass (1946)
* Showtoppers with Cards (1948)
* Royal Road to Card Magic (1949)
* Fred Braue On False Deals (1977)

See also

*List of magicians
*Magicians
*Card magic
*sleight of hand

External Links

*SeeMagicPedia
* [http://openlibrary.org/a/OL371574A Frederick Braue (Open Library)]
* [http://members.tripod.com/magicref/books/hugardroyal.htm Hugard & Braue: Royal Road to Card Magic table of contents]

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