Larry Jennings
| Larry Jennings | |
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| Born |
February 17, 1933 Detroit |
| Died | October 17, 1997 (aged 64) Los Angeles |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Magician |
| Known for | Coin and card tricks |
| Spouse(s) | B.J. Jennings (m. 1990) |
| Website | Larry Jennings |
Larry Jennings (February 17, 1933 – October 17, 1997) was a magician, best known for his card techniques. He has eight books published by, or written about him. He is also known for being close friends with fellow magician Dai Vernon.
Jennings was born in Detroit, Michigan, on February 17, 1933. He was born to John Alfred Jennings and Eva Jennings (née Jones). After his parents divorced, Jennings divided his time between staying with his father in Detroit and his mother in Georgia.
At age 16, while in Detroit, Jennings joined the United States Navy. He started his service on June 29, 1949, and was honorably discharged on April 22, 1953. After his discharge, Jennings moved back to Detroit and met a French-Canadian woman named Nina Chauvin, whom he later married.
In 1956, while in Windsor, Ron Wilson moved in across the hall from Jennings. Jennings came over one day and asked Ron if he had a deck of cards. He then proceeded to show Ron the trick he had learned in the Navy. Afterwards, not knowing Ron was a magician, Jennings asked him if he knew any magic. Ron then showed Larry “Out of This World,” which completely fooled him. Jennings asked Ron to teach him the effect, but Ron resisted. Instead, he told him to think about it. Jennings eventually figured it out, and Ron continued to teach him magic, introducing him to the world of magic, including the magic of Edward Marlo and Dai Vernon.
In the early 1960s, Jennings and Ron Wilson met Dai Vernon for the first time at a convention in Cleveland.
In 1964, Karrell Fox told Jennings about the Magic Castle. Knowing that Dai Vernon now lived in Hollywood, Jennings quit his job as a combustion engineer. He and Nina moved to California and lived at 2005 Ivar Street, Apt. 7. In Hollywood, Larry got a job working for Leo Behnke’s father in the plumbing repair business. Jennings quickly became friends with Dai Vernon and studied under him. During this same year, Larry’s first published ideas, “A Snappy Lift” and “Lift No. 2,” appeared in a letter from Dai Vernon to The Gen magazine.
In July 1967, Jennings published his first set of lecture notes, Lecture Notes On Card And Coin Handling. These notes were written by his wife, Nina. In the same year, a collection of Jennings’s magic appeared in Dai Vernon’s Ultimate Secrets Of Card Magic.
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