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The Society of American Magicians(S.A.M.) is the oldest fraternal magicorganization in the world. Its purpose is "to advance, elevate, and preserve magic as a performing art, to promote harmonious fellowship throughout the world of magic, and to maintain and improve ethical standards in the field of magic."
James Randi (born Randall James Hamilton Zwinge; August 7, 1928 – October 20, 2020) was a Canadian-American stage magician, author, and scientific skeptic who extensively challenged paranormal and pseudoscientific claims. [ 1] He was the co-founder of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), and founder of the James Randi Educational ...
Nate Leipzig (born Nathan Leipziger; May 31, 1873 – October 13, 1939) was an American vaudeville magician who performed in Europe and the United States. In May 1938, Leipzig was elected president of the SAM (Society of American Magicians). Previous presidents of SAM include Howard Thurston and Harry Houdini .
President. Billy Hsueh. Website. www.magician.org. International Brotherhood of Magicians ( I.B.M.) is an organization for both professional and amateur close-up and stage magicians, with approximately 15,000 members worldwide. The headquarters is in St. Charles, Missouri. There are over 300 local groups, called Rings, in more than 88 countries ...
Magic convention. A magic convention is a gathering of professional magicians, magical hobbyists, dealers, collectors of magical apparatus, books and ephemera, and other students of the art of magic. It provides a place for lectures of subjects related to the craft, as well as a series of sample performances of noted or innovative techniques.
Currently, young people can join a new organization, SYM Society of Young Magicians, which is a branch of the Society of American Magicians. SYM was conceived in 1981 and founded in 1984 by 6 members of the S.A.M. Dan Rodriguez , Edward Schuman , Ray-Mond , Wendel Gibson , Dick Laneau and Donald Lea .
He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Magician's Order of Merlin - Excelsior (60 years of membership - awarded 2015). Dick was a past member of Society of American Magicians and received a SAM Presidential Citation on April 26, 2018…describing his many years of performing on television, dedication to the art, and mentoring ...
In the years since, Copperfield has won 21 Emmy Awards, was named a King of Magic by the Society of American Magicians, and was given the Living Legend Award by the Library of Congress.