Jeffery Atkins (illusionist)

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Henry Jeffery Atkins (3 September 1919 - 19 March 2001) was a noted British magician. He is cited as a major force in the International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM) British Ring, for which he was honorary secretary and convention organizer for many years. [cite web
url = http://www.magictimes.com/archives/2001/2001-03_19-25.htm
title = "Magic Times archives" 19-25 March 2001
accessdate = 2007-02-27] He also served a term as international president of the IBM. [cite web
url = http://www.magician.org.uk/?blogid=1&archive=2001-03
title = "The Magician" weblog archive 2001-03
accessdate = 2007-02-27 and also cite web
url = http://www.magictricks.com/bios/whoswhoab.htm
title = Magicians' biographies A-B, "Magictricks.com library"
accessdate = 2007-02-27] As a performer he specialized in revivals or re-creations of antique magic. [cite web
url = http://www.magictimes.com/archives/2001/2001-03_19-25.htm
title = "Magic Times archives" 19-25 March 2001
accessdate = 2007-02-27] He made a number of appearances on national television in Britain. On one occasion he staged a revival of the Radium Girl illusion for the "Paul Daniels Magic Show". He is commemorated through the "Jeffery Atkins memorial lecture" held at the annual convention of the [http://www.britishring.org.uk British Ring of the IBM] . [cite web
url = http://www.magicweek.co.uk/backissues_0250-0299/0254.htm
title = "Magic Week" back issues Number 254 - 7 May 2005
accessdate = 2007-02-27]

pelling

There is occasionally confusion over the spelling of Atkins's name. His obituary at the "Magic Times" website used the spelling Jeffery and it has been stated on the "Genii magazine" forum that this was the correct spelling, "not" Jeffrey. [cite web
url = http://geniimagazine.com/forum/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=14;t=001409
title = "The Genii Forum", 13 August 2003
accessdate = 2007-02-27]

ee also

* Radium Girl

References

Further reading

* Atkins, Jeffery, "Magic Medley: The Jeffery Atkins Lecture", (New Orleans, 1971).
* Cover story in "Genii Magazine", vol.42 No.8, (Aug 1978)

External links

[http://www.magictimes.com/archives/2001/2001-03_19-25.htm A brief obituary] from "The Magic Times".