(Chicago, Illinois: 27th July 1934 - 9th March 2019)
Born of Polish-Sicilian father and Irish-Polish mother named Lankowski. Adopted at early age by the Thompsons. Learned around age 8 from a Mysto Magic set and reading Erdnase. Debut at age 12 at amusement park. Pro close-up and stage. Works stage as "The Great Tomsoni and Company", the "Company" being his assistant-wife Pamela "Pam" Hayes.
1977 and 1982 AMA Stage Magician of the Year. 1986 AMA Performing Fellowship. Introduced a "Thurston" pastiche act at 1989 IBM Convention. AMA Board of Directors 1990-93. 1992 Dragon Award with Pam.
Authored (edited and ghosted by Jeff Busby) Polished Polish Prestidigitation (1981, 39pp).
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Vernon's VariantJohnny Thompson![]() Very easy to perform. All you need is any double lift and the Elmsley count. You can read the original description of this routine in Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic. Recorded live at the Convention at the Capital 2000. runtime: 9min 36s... | 2009 / 7 / 19 | $6.00 £4.66 €5.51 C$8.06 AUD$8.94 ₹415.20 CN¥41.28 JP¥664.64 R$23.10 | to wish list MP4 (video) |
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