Ricky Jay Remembers Mentor Dai Vernon
Clip: 1/23/2015 | 3m 41s
Ricky Jay recalls the man he considers one of the greatest sleight-of-hand artists.
"If I had never seen him do magic he'd be the most remarkable person I ever met," say Ricky Jay of his friend and mentor, the magician Dai Vernon (1894 -1992), also known as "Professor." A remarkable observer is one way Ricky Jay describes the sleight of hand artist, whose lifetime spanned a century.
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Ricky Jay Remembers Mentor Dai Vernon
Clip: 1/23/2015 | 3m 41s
"If I had never seen him do magic he'd be the most remarkable person I ever met," say Ricky Jay of his friend and mentor, the magician Dai Vernon (1894 -1992), also known as "Professor." A remarkable observer is one way Ricky Jay describes the sleight of hand artist, whose lifetime spanned a century.
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