Movie: Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic

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Dai Vernon
Dai Vernon

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Ricky Jay
Ricky Jay

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Max Maven
Max Maven

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Herb Zarrow
Herb Zarrow

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John J. Carney
John J. Carney

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Jackie Flosso
Jackie Flosso

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Steve Freeman
Steve Freeman

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Peris Draconis
Peris Draconis

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Edward Vernon
Edward Vernon

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Persi Diaconis
Persi Diaconis

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    Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic

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    In addition to the insight provided by performers who knew Vernon, including Max Maven, Herb Zarrow, John Carney, Jackie Flosso, Ricky Jay, Steve Freeman and Persi Diaconis, it was an important opportunity for Vernon's children, Edward and Derek Verner, to share their own thoughts and feelings about their father, the magician. It also featured black-and-white silent footage of a younger Vernon demonstrating sleight-of-hand which we had converted and professionally retouched for the film. While the film was very well received, it was only available briefly for purchase as a VHS cassette, which was subsequently pirated. The film pops up regularly online, always low-quality copies of copies shared without any credit to those who made the project possible.

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    2017-07-04

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