Joseph White
(Dorchester, Massachusetts: 1st January 1925 - 10th September 2001)
Joseph Michael "Little Joe" was a pro since 1944, initially as carnival sideshow magician, (as "The Midget Magician"). Then circus (Ringling Bros). Protégé of Will Lindhorst. Aka "The Wee Wizard". Thence kid-show, gospel magic, and mentalism. A 4'4" midget, he billed himself as "Micro, World's Smallest Magician/Mentalist". Also as "Shenanigans" with leprechaun magic act and "Merlin, Ancient Mystic". Dids many commercials, including "Little Oscar" for Oscar Meyer 1949-68.
Wrote Magic for Heaven's Sake (1962), Scotch Brand of Magic (1964, 39pp), Micro-Mental Mysteries (1965, 73pp), 5 Micro-Mental Programs (1966, 60pp), and his autobiographical A Wee Wizard's Wiles (1987). Tricks in Linking Ring, (+ a 1960 "1-man Parade") Genii, Hugard's Magic Monthly, New Jinx, Invocation, etc.
Coauthors: Bert Allerton, Tony Corinda, Ulysses Frederick Grant, Edward Marlo
