Ricky Jay (1948–2018)
Autore di Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
Sull'Autore
Ricky Jay was born Richard Jay Potash in Brooklyn, New York in 1948. He first performed magic in public at the age of 4. At the age of 7, he appeared on a television show called Time for Pets, plopping a guinea pig into a top hat and appearing to turn it into a chicken. He left home as a teenager mostra altro and worked at Lake George and at the Electric Circus. He appeared in about 40 movies and television shows including House of Games, The Spanish Prisoner, Redbelt, State and Main, Tomorrow Never Dies, Boogie Nights, and Deadwood. In the 1990s, he and Michael Weber founded the consulting firm Deceptive Practices. Their film-industry projects included a wheelchair that made Gary Sinise's Vietnam War-veteran character in Forrest Gump appear to be a double amputee. Jay wrote several books including Cards as Weapons, Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women, Celebrations of Curious Characters, and Matthias Buchinger: The Greatest German Living. He died on November 24, 2018 at the age of 70. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Photo by David Shankbone, April 25, 2008
Opere di Ricky Jay
Matthias Buchinger: "The Greatest German Living": By Ricky Jay Whose Peregrinations in Search of the "Little Man of… (2014) 37 copie
The magic magic book: An inquiry into the venerable history & operation of the oldest trick conjuring volumes,… (1994) 2 copie
Ricky Jay Plays Poker 2 copie
Opere correlate
Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys [sound recording] (2006) — Collaboratore — 10 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Potash, Richard Jay
- Data di nascita
- 1948
- Data di morte
- 2018-11-24
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Attività lavorative
- magician
actor - Premi e riconoscimenti
- The John Nevil Maskelyne Prize (2017)
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Recensioni
Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women: Unique, Eccentric… di Ricky Jay
An incredible illustrated historical account of circus's and sideshows from history with stunning, disturbing, haunting, peculiar and weird imagery from programs and posters that were used to advertise these shows. It's a fantastic book that I re-read regularly and truly mark as one of the best of its kind, even this many years since its release.
A master doing his life's work. Amazing
One of the many "compendium of oddities" books I always end up buying alongside stuff like "Medical Aberrations & Modern Day Monsters" and picture books of limbless musicians. I only wish it was longer. Very pretty but kinda flimsy. I like "learned" as an adjective quite a bit.
An exhaustive exploration that will captivate you if you have the interest. We've enjoyed being tricked for a long time.
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- Opere
- 35
- Opere correlate
- 6
- Utenti
- 1,158
- Popolarità
- #22,187
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 11
- ISBN
- 20
- Lingue
- 1
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