John Booth

John William Nicholls Booth (1912-2009) was a prominent American magician, author, and Unitarian minister. Born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, he gained success as a nightclub performer before leaving magic in 1940 to pursue a religious career. A prolific writer, he contributed hundreds of articles to magic publications like Linking Ring, Sphinx, Genii, and Magicol, and published Canada's magic magazine, Canadian Magician's Digest, in 1929.[1]