Roy Walton
English magician (1932–2020)
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| Born | 11 April 1932 London, England |
| Died | 4 February 2020(2020-02-04) (aged 87) Glasgow, Scotland |
| Website | Tam Shepherd's Trick Shop |
Roy Walton (11 April 1932 – 4 February 2020) was an English card magic expert.[1][2][3]
Biography
First interested in magic at the age of eight, Walton was a world-recognised card magician creating hundreds of card effects, including his most famous effect, Card warp. He mentored numerous Scottish magicians including Jerry Sadowitz,[4] R. Paul Wilson and Peter Duffie.
Many of Walton's pamphlets and other works have been collected in three books on card magic currently published by Lewis Davenport Ltd. of London, and he contributed to several English language magazines on card magic (e.g. Magic magazine and Genii magazine).
He owned Tam Shepherds Trick Shop in Glasgow, where he worked from 1969 to 2019 before handing management over to his daughters Julia and Sarah.[5][6]
Death
Walton died in Glasgow on 3 February 2020.[7]
References
- ^ Longe, Bob (28 August 2006). The Ultimate Book of Card & Magic Tricks. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. pp. 93–. ISBN 978-1-4027-4092-3. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ Fulves, Karl (4 October 1994). Big Book of Magic Tricks. Courier Dover Publications. pp. 70–. ISBN 978-0-486-28228-2. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ Fulves, Karl (1989). Self-working coin magic: 92 foolproof tricks. Courier Dover Publications. pp. 113–. ISBN 978-0-486-26179-9. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ "Smoke and mirrors - The Scotsman". 6 October 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Obituary: Roy Walton, much-loved card magician who mentored many leading practitioners of sleight-of-hand". HeraldScotland. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "I like – Happy to be a part of the industry of human happiness". 27 April 2024.
- ^ Much loved owner of Tam Shepherds Trick Shop Roy Walton passes away aged 87
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