Autographs & Signed pictures

Welcome to the signed pictures and autographs page. Here you will find signed photographs of some of your favorite magicians. They are NOT reproductions or copies. These are all GENUINE, HAND SIGNED photographs.

Some of the pictures have not scanned tremendously well, particually the B&W pics.
But rest assured the pictures are all crystal clear and in perfect condition unless stated otherwise!

Also if you look below you may find other autographs of famous film stars... Guess what one of my hobbies has been for the last ....Years!

A beautiful David Copperfield 10 x 8 Black and White. Signed in black marker.
I have more than one of these so your may vary fractionally from the one pictured.

The Magic of David Copperfield - Signed Brochure

This large glossy brochure is signed on the front in black marker, approx 14 x 11 inches. Inside this large 16 page brochure are photos and pictures from various specials including the Statue of Liberty, Great Wall of China and Airplane Vanishes.

Price: £75

10x8 publicity handout signed in black marker. I have more than one of these so your may vary fractionally from the one pictured.

This caricature was drawn by syndicated entertainment columnist and illustrator, "Marshall Jay Kaplan" and has been hand signed by Siegfried and Roy themselves. A very unique and rare item

Siegfried and Roy - Signed Program

Siegfried and Roy at the Mirage Program. Approximately 10 x 10 inches, the program opens in the middle and is signed either side by them in gold pen.

Price: £75

This is a very unusual picture that seems to have come from either a programe or magazine. The paper is quite heavy so I am guessing the former. Also unusual in that they have signed it "Magical Wishes, Sigfriend Roy" No Sarmoti! Looks like quite an early picture.

A very nice 12 x Full colour Photo of Paul. Signed in black marker. As you can see from the picture slight faded/smudgiong effect almost as if someone rubbed their hand across it before it was dry but it it hasn't smudged it! Would still look very nice framed!

A copy of "Wizbit" magic book signed on the inside of the cover by Paul Daniels in Black Pen

The third and final poster produced to date for a David Blaine stunt is also available in limited quantities. Created to promote and celebrate David Blaine’s daring thirty-six hour perch atop a narrow, ninety feet long pillar in New York’s Bryant Park from May 21-22, 2002. The poster maintains the highest quality standards set forth by its predecessors: the finest quality inks digitally offset on heavy window card stock with a special durable matte finish. The poster’s distinct, long panel-size dimensions illustrate the vertical nature of this fearless performance.

The posters are individually numbered and are part of a 444-count print run. They are signed by David Blaine himself!

A paperback edition of David Blaines book Mysterious Stranger. Signed in black marker on the right hand page of the inside cover. Book in good condition a couple of the very back pages have a small crease in the bottom corner

Stagebill - (a program to you and me here in the UK!) From the warner theatre march 1999. Signed on the front cover in blue maker.
As new condition (Size 8.5" x 5.25")

A Program from the Shubert Theatre from the picture I assume its from their earlier days. In pristine condition.
Signed in black maker

A very nice 5x7" picture of the World Famous Dutch Illusionist & Actor Hans Klok
Signed in black marker

Born John McBride, in Goshen, New York. In 1973, he made his national television debut as a guest on the quiz show What’s My Line? In 1975, he was booked on a tour of Japan as the opening act for a salsa band. It was in Japan that he was exposed to kabuki, a Japanese theater form, which had such a great influence on his own magic style.

Jeff McBride is currently based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He established the "McBride Magic and Mystery School" to teach the art of stage magic. Working under his stage name, Magnus, Jeff was a performer for several years in Caesar's Palace's Magical Empire. His stage performances currently blend elements of kabuki, with traditional conjuring.

Jeff has won several awards, including recognition by the Academy of Magical Arts, the Society of American Magicians, and the International Grand Prix of Magic as "Magician of the Year."

Dice: Deception, Fate and Rotten Luck - Ricky Jay, photographs by Rosamond Purcell

Ricky Jay knows his dice. A sleight-of-hand-performer who is appearing on Broadway in 'On the Stem', a one-man show directed by David Mamet (in whose movies Jay has appeared frequently), Jay here presents a light, digressive history of dice, from "astragali" (or "heel bones," as mentioned in an Indian epic poem) to how they are loaded for cheating. Dipping into everything from Viking allegory to the 1820 writings of the Rev. Charles Caleb Colton (an eventual ruined gambler and suicide), Jay's anecdotes are colorful but meandering: a description of a 1501 Florentine gambler named Antonio Rinaldeschi eases into a recollection of the outcry at the Brooklyn Museum over Chris Ofili's dung-festooned Holy Virgin Mary.

Chapters such as "Dice and Death" and "The Palengenesis of Craps" are complemented by Rosamond Wolff Purcell's 13 color photographs of beautifully decayed dice (when dice age, they can be chipped and crusted, appearing to be made of salt or ice). These portraits of chance's end reveal visually what Jay tells us verbally: dice are as inherently complex and frail as people. 64 pages, 20 color photographs.

These beautiful full colour postes were produced by the Magic Hands Studio in Germany.
A great addition to any magic studio, with some very beautiful and magical images. From a private collection.

Le Grand David and His Spectacular Magic Company is the longest consecutively running stage magic show in the world, according to Guinness World Records.

Marco the Magi (Cesareo Pelaez) started the show in the 1970s and is billed as the troupe’s founder, producer, director, designer, and choreographer.

A wonderful illustration that captures the character of this record breaking show.

Magic Hands Poster approx 11 by 17 inches. Signed in black ink by both Marco the Magi and Le Grande David. November '89

Rocco studied with and was managed by sleight-of-hand expert and Tony Slydini protege Bill Wisch. Later, Rocco was introduced to Slydini by Bill and Rocco took lessons with Slydini as well.

Most known for his sleeving techniques and skill, Rocco is the recipient of the Merlin and Golden Lion Awards, a two-time winner of the coveted Manhattan Association of Cabarets Award, and has been nominated nine times as Magician of the Year by the Academy of Magical Arts in four different categories.

Rocco is the only American to win awards at two FISM World Tournaments: in 1994 in Yokohama, Japan, and "Most Original Act" in 2006 in Stockholm, Sweden.

A wonderful photo capturing Rocco, and 'that glowing red light' that he made so famous!

Richard Ross won top honors at the European FISM (Fédération International des Sociétés Magiques) congress three times.

The name is synonomous with "Linking Rings". Ross was the undisputed master of the ancient classic, even bringing it back from disfavor into many a magician's working repertroire.

The Linking Rings routine, in Ross' expert hands, was a thing of beauty in which the rings seemed to plainly and visibly melt through each other with no more effort than just holding them.

It was this classic -- given new life by Ross -- that served as his singular reputation-maker and was a cornerstone of his manipulation act, which also featured a beautifully rendered Miser's Dream and a gorgeous Multiplying Clocks.

A beautiful photo of Richard, very magical, a hero of mine who is sadly no longer with us, and if I didn't already have it this one would be on my wall!

Alan Shaxon is a professional magician and a former president of The Magic Circle. He specialises in cabaret performances and is billed as one of England's foremost magicians.

The Magic Circle gave Shaxon its highest award, "The Maskelyne", for services to British Magic.

His television appearances have been seen by millions and he has cruised the world in cabaret on the finest luxury liners, and entertained on four occasions at Buckingham Palace

Shaxon taught Tom Cruise the sleight of hand for "Mission Impossible", and appeared in Rowan Atkinson's "Mr. Bean".

In 1984, the author, award-winning German performer Roland Schopp, aka ChaPeau, awoke the art of Chapeaugraphy. Ever since, it has been an integral part of his repertoire as both magician and quick-change artist. Now for the first time he shares with the reader his knowledge and the experience of 25 years performing the art professionally.

The art of Chapeaugraphy means visual comedy. From a simple felt ring the performer folds various hats in order to impersonate different people and characters. Within seconds, a stoic Napoleon Bonaparte becomes a crying baby; after that a Chinese Mandarin; and then a Spanish Torero, to name a few. The audience is truly amazed and amused by the fast and visible transformations.

This is a very interesting poster, the 3 pictures have been put together to not only catch the magic but also the humour of Cha Peau.

He began magic at an early age, and by 1960 had became the youngest member of the Nova Scena Kouzel, Czechoslovakia's magic society.

He began tours to other European countries, and eventually made his way to the United States (1967), where he appeared on the Ed Sullivan TV show (1968).

Fantastic Knot, Krazy Knot, Rapid Rope, Chameleon Knots, Super Walking Knot, Cord-Fusion + Equalization, The Black Knot, The Phenomenal Rope, Hop-Along Bangle, Staggering Spiral, Miracle Silk Pass (Rope thru neck).

Also Invented: Selected Silk in Balloon, Knot-The-Silk Routine, Pavel Change Tube, Balloon Box Blendo, Quadsilx, Sucker Blendo, Knots Off Silk and many more.

A great image of Pavel holding rather a lot of the thing he is most famous for...rope!

Generally billed as "Magic Christian of Vienna", this Austrian magician's real name is Christian Stelzel.

Multiple awards, including FISM First Place (Manipulation) in 1973, 1976 and 1979 plus First Place for Closeup Invention in 1979.

Austria has honored him for his research work on the history of magic as well as his talents as a magical entertainer and Goodwill Ambassador.

In 1989, Christian became president of the Magic Club of Vienna, and in 2005 the Academy of Magical Art at The Magic Castle, Hollywood, awarded him the "Performing Fellowship" for his performances.

Many appearances on television. Associated with Piatnik, manufacturer of trick decks.

He derrived his magic stage name from his service in the Dutch Air Force as a "Marconist" (radio operator).

His inventions include: Silken Bombshell (by 1959), Continuous Production of Silks, Fountain of Silks, Streamer Blendo, Two Way Blendo, Silk in Knot, Instant Rope Through Neck, Tire Illusion (for Michelin Tyre Company, Amsterdam), Prisoner Silk, Flying Silks, Rising Aces, Marconick's Card Change, and many, many more.

He wrote A Man and a 1000 Scarfs, Marconick's Silk Magic (1964), Marconick's Unique Silk Magic (1970), Marconick's Original Magic (7 vols, 1967-1982).

This is a beautiful black and white image that would look great on the studio wall!

Born Johannes Hans Crewe in Berkersdorf, Poland (now Ukraine). He moved to West Germany in 1940 and trained in a circus until 1950.

Moretti won first prize in the Illusion section of FISM in 1976, featuring his inventions of the Cardboard Sword Box and Russian Roulette.

He also invented a Crossbow Escape Illusion, a Paper Tree Suspension (based on the Broom Suspension) and others.

He has 18 entries in the Guinness Book of Records and received the Masters Fellowship Award from the Academy of Magical Arts. Probably most well known for his regular appearances on the Paul Daniels magic show through the 1970’s and 1980’s with his unforgettable wife Helga.

This image catches the craziness of Hans Moretti's act, it also has a small inset picture of the hairless Moretti!

With his exceptional intellectuality and creativity in magic, he was known as one of the smoothest classical acts.

Salvano's act was always very popular at UK magic conventions and was loved by many magicians.

Silent and very traditional, it was jam-packed with great magic moves, productions and vanishes.

His lecture was always excellent, featuring clever original magic that often caught magicians out; a fact which I'm sure secretly delighted him.

His extraordinary talent and masterful showmanship have won him command performances.

Daniel moved to Las Vegas where he began to work at the Desert Inn. He was there while one of magic's most gifted performers, Jimmy Grippo, was the hotel's resident magician.

When moved Grippo to Caesar's Palace Daniel took his place at the Desert Inn as magical bartender for the next 27 years.

Daniel was the performer who turned the Fred Kapp's floating cork into a breathtaking illusion in miniature by utilizing a tiny sea horse.

Daniel is still the top close-up magician in Las Vegas performing at private shows, and anyone who has seen him work realizes that he should be rated higher!

Les Cattarius with his charming assistant, celebrated for a lightness and elegance of his "magic extravaganzas."

Cattarius, from nothing, conjures his beautiful white doves. Whether from a burning copper pan, or an a empty newspaper, or an inflated balloon, again and again he amazed the audience.

Les Cattarius and its varied and delightful program, fascinates with astounding ease audiences.

The aristocrats of the magic!

Magic Hands Poster approx 11 by 17 inches. Signed in black pen. December '88

Dean Gunnarson has achieved new heights as an escape artist. Whether he is dangling by his toes from a trapeze bar 726 feet over Hoover Dam in Las Vegas or opening for legendary bands like Aerosmith; Dean is always setting new records. He has successfully conquered many challenges and obstacles by taking his daring escapes to incredible limits.

Dean has traveled from the Great Wall of China to the ancient Pyramids of Egypt, Niagara Falls, Hoover Dam to the bright lights of Las Vegas.

When Dean Gunnarson was honoured as the first recipient of the Houdini Award on the "Magic Stars" television show in Tokyo, Japan.

One of Dean's most adventurous escapes was filmed for a Japanese television special. While free falling from an airplane 13,500 feet above the earth, Dean escaped from a straight jacket and two pairs of handcuffs before parachuting to safety with only six seconds to spare!

Gustavo Lorgia is a Columbian magician, born in 1951. Descended from a family of magicians.

He made several appearances throughout Europe and the Middle East, for members of the Jet-Set such as Jacqueline Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis.

In 1980 he returned to his home country to develop their career in TV-Magic. Since 1988, he has been the president of the Colombian Club of Magical Arts,

Internationally, he has served as one of the best magicians, thanks to his originality and elegance, and has performed at many venues throughout the magic world.

Winners of the World Magic Champioship, Ivan Necheporenko and Liubov Ikina graduated from the All-Russian Creative Studio of Stage Art in Moscow in 1980. Together with their director Michail Kharitonov they created the "Magic Tablecloth" act that later became their “visiting card” and brought them the worldwide celebrity.

The creative work of Ivan Necheporenko and Liubov Ivkina naturally combines the images of Russian folk heroes with the individuality of actors. Unexpected solutions in the application of expressive means of manipulation and magic, demonstration of the famous Russian souvenir – Russian dolls as well as the colorful sounding of Russian folk melodies bring integrity and gracefulness to their acts and programs created in traditions of Russian culture.

1987 – First Prize of the International Festival of Illusionists in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia
1990 – Grand Prix, Lodz, Poland
1997 – Winners of the World Championship of Illusionists FISM’97 in Dresden, Germany
1998 – Winners of the International Seminar of Illusionists in Las Vegas, laureates of the "Golden Lion Award" and "Sarmoti" Special Prizes of Siegfried and Roy
2003 – First Prize of the International Festival of Comedy in Tokyo, Japan.

Magic Hands Poster approx 11 by 17 inches. Signed in black pen (with a little drawing aswell). March '94

Philippart and Anja have thrilled audience around the world with their illusions within performances that are truly unique.

Their stage characters won praise from newspaper critics, audiences, television critics and fellow magicians.

Philippart and Anja performed in full sacle production shows in Monte Carlo, Korea and Brazil and have made numerous television appearances in many countries.

From 1996 through 1998 they co-devised and starred in 'Beyond Belief' the most succesful Internation show ever at Sun City, South Africa and the longest running show in South African history.

Philippart & Anja were nominated for the 7th Grands Prix Magiques de Monte Carlo and they were awarded with the Baguette Magique d'Argent by Princess Stephanie de Monaco.

The flying illusion is considered to be one of the most difficult, most wanted but also most dangerous illusions of all.

Peter Marvey created seven different flying systems so far to achieve this wonderful illusion. In addition, he created the legendary Flying Coach, Levitating Spectators, Haunted Balloon Basket, Flying Screen and other levitations.

For seven years, Peter Marvey studied, designed and practiced for his first flying called “DreamFlying”. He improved the historical magic flying system with revolutionary achievements.

Peter Marvey invented a system to turn and move while flying in more directions than ever done before. He made it possible to fly in bright light, also for the fist time in magic’s history. He was the first magician who changed his costume in mid air – in the fraction of a second.

These and other achievements renewed the long history of the flying and brought this illusion to another dimension. Peter Marvey performed his legendary Flying called “DreamFlying” the first time in Perpignan, France, in October 1999, for a magic convention.

For an exihibition event in Bremen in 2002 he developed a flying which allowed him to fly over the audience – another dream of magic which was never done before.

Comedy magician Larry Parker was born while his parents were appearing in a season of plays in Preston, Lancashire. He is the third generation of a theatrical family. His grandfather was the Edwardian actor-manager Charles Clifford.

From the age of twelve, Larry helped his parents in their fit-up company, touring villages and towns in the Highlands of Scotland.

His early years were spent in the theatre, but in the mid-1960s, he turned his attention to cabaret and has since starred in nightspots all over the world.

A regular on television, Larry has appeared on all the major TV variety shows and he has recently devised and written a magic series for children.

Although he is essentially a comedy magician, Larry Parker is interested in serious magic, and is a member of the famous Inner Magic Circle.

One of Hungary’s leading magicians, George was born in Budapest but is now resident in London with his English wife, Susan and their two children George Kovari Jr, and Eve.

Kovari has many television appearances to his credit including; "The Sooty Show", "Five Magic Minutes", "Rainbow", "Illusions", "Jim'll Fix It", "Won't Change Places" and "The Freddie Starr Show"

Kovari has also acted as Magical Advisor for Films, Television and Theatrical productions where his expertise was an invaluable addition to many productions.

Not only is George known for his performances in Europe and the USA, but amongst magicians he is known for supplying a number of original creations, manufactured in his own workshop, to professional magicians around the world.

Ali Bongo was a British comedy magician, and president of The Magic Circle who performed an act in which he was known as the "Shriek of Araby".

He created his Shriek of Araby character with a cod oriental costume (robes, golden curly-toed slippers, horn-rimmed spectacles and a headgear that incorporated a fez and a turban) and took the name Ali Bongo from a character he had created for a youth club pantomime he had co-written and appeared in while in his teens.

Bongo wrote many books on magic, many containing tricks of his own. He also illustrated them in his instantly recognisable style. He acted as magic consultant for many plays, opera, ballets and TV shows including David Nixon's Magic Box, The David Nixon Magic Show for Thames Television and The Paul Daniels Magic Show for the BBC.

Bongo joined The Magic Circle in 1960 and, two years later was made a Member of The Inner Magic Circle. He won The Magic Circle Magician of the Year in 1972, the Carlton Comedy Award in 1983 and the David Berglas Award in 1991. He served twice as vice-president of The Magic Circle before being elected president on 8 September 2008.

Ali Bongo was a British comedy magician, and president of The Magic Circle who performed an act in which he was known as the "Shriek of Araby".

He worked for Harry Stanley's Unique Magic Studio and was manager of the magic department on Hamleys toy shop in London's Regent Street.

Ali Bongo was the presenter of the Ali Bongo’s Cartoon Carnival, which featured himself and his assistant Oscar. It aired on UK TV BBC1 on Saturdays between 23 October and 18 December 1971, a total of nine episodes.

His legendary ability for devising tricks and illusions and solving magical problems inspired the TV writer, David Renwick, to create a character who was a magician's assistant and amateur sleuth in the series Jonathan Creek. Bongo was magical adviser to the series.

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