Karrell Fox

Infobox_Person
Name = Karrell Fox
Background = magician
Birth_name = Karrell Fox
nationality = American
known_for = comedy, card magic, stage magic
Alias = Karrell Fox
occupation = magician
birth_place = Rainelle, West Virginiaflagicon|West Virginia Born 1928
death_cause = natural causes
death_date = 1998

History

Karrell Fox (January 30th 1828 - March 12th, 1998) and grew up to become one of the most influential magicians of the 20th century. When he was a child, his parents operated a small restaurant in East Rainelle, West Virginia. A customer sneaked out without paying his bill, but left behind a few small tricks. With these, Karrell began his magic career. [cite web |url=http://www.magicnook.com/forum/bioFG.htm |title= Biographies Page F-G - Karrell Fox]

Karrell appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show at the age of 18, and was co-owner of a Detroit magic shop. Karrell Fox was one of the first Trade Show magicians and billed himself as "King of Korn". He also created the "Magic Wold of Ford" for the Ford Motor Company and toured with it for many years. He later had his own TV show, performing as Milky the Clown.

He was a regular performer at "Abbot's Get-Toether". Abb Dickson was Karrell's "Partner in Fun" for more than 25 years, performing with him at magic conventions all over the world. For several years he wrote the "FOX-TALES" Column in "TOPS" magazine. [cite web |url=http://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php/Karrell_Fox |title= Karrell Fox MagicPedia entry]

Karrell Fox served as the 48th President of the International Brotherhood of Magicians (1986-1987).

To quote another magic legend, Harry_Blackstone,_Jr.., "...The strongest possible effects achieved with the simplest possible methods has always been the Fox formula." [cite web |url=http://www.magician.org/portal/node/439 |title= The Fox Files]

Karrell Fox appeared on the Australian Magic Convention public show line-up June 8th-11th 1984. [cite web |url=http://ausmagiccon.blogspot.com/2007/05/19th-australian-magic-convention-june-8.html |title= Australian Magic Convention]

1993, Karrell Fox gave a tour of Colon's Cemetery, filled with legendary magicians that have passed, during the Abbot's Magic Get Together. [cite web |url=http://www.magicgettogether.com/lakeside_cemetary/images/index.html |title= Lakeside Cemetery tour with Karrell Fox]

Karrell Fox is now buried at Lakeside Cemetery in Colon, Michigan.

Honors and Awards

* Sphinx Silver Medal (at 17)
* Creative Fellowship from the Academy of Magical Arts

Contributions

* Bullseye Card
* B.S. Miser's Dream Pail
* Magical Assets
* Nite-Cap
* Take It and Stick It
* Two Fisted Book Test
* Mene-Tekel Book Test
* Knifty Knot
* No Not
* Baffling Blow-Outs

Published Works

* Kornfidentially Yours (1954)
* Comedy A La Card (1960)
* Clever Like a Fox (1976)
* Another Book by Karrell Fox (1979)
* Abra K Fox (1983)
* For My Next Trick (1986)
* My Latest Book (1988)
* Much Ado About Something (1995)
* Karrell Fox, The Legend (1998) - Video

See also

*List of magicians
*Magicians
*magic (illusion)
*sleight of hand

External Links

*SeeMagicPedia
* [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=pLBP4tb0fkg Karrell Fox Youtube Tribute - performing at the 1997 Abbott Magic Get Together]
* [http://www.magicnook.com/forum/bioFG.htm Biographies Page FG - Karrell Fox]
* [http://archive.denisbehr.de/archive/resultkey.php?search=Fox,%20Karrell&connect=string&creator=creator&prop=all&bookonly=all&order=title Karrell Fox bibliography]
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Fox&GScnty=1301&GRid=7801981& Karrell Fox grave memorial]

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