Larry Jennings
(Detroit, Michigan: 17th February 1933 - 18th October 1997)
Born Alfred Lawrence Jennings, legally changed to Larry Jennings in early 1950s by US Navy to avoid payroll confusion with another sailor of same birth name. Plumber to contractor by trade. Learned magic from Ron Wilson. Then moved to Hollywood to study under Dai Vernon. Semi-pro magician. World-class cardman as both inventor and sleight-of-hand artist. Popularized Dick Washington's old LePaul Wallet as the Jennings Wallet. Co-publisher (with Louis Falanga) of "L&L Publishing" from 1986 to c1990 when succeeded by Bruce Cervon. Died from diabetes combined with heavy drinking.
His many inventions in card magic include the Larreverse (by 1967), Immediate Side Steal (by 1977), Pineapple Surprise (1970s), Card in Beer Bottle (1970s), and Pivot Palm (by 1995).
See Jeff Busby (ed), Larry Jennings on Card and Coin Handling (1977, 67pp); Jeff Busby, The Coin and Beer Can (1977); Jim Patton and Ron Vergilio, A Visit with Larry Jennings (1982, 8pp); Mike Maxwell, The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings (1986, 288pp); Stephen Minch, Larry Jennings' Neoclassics (1987, 40pp); Mike Maxwell, Larry Jennings: The Cardwright (1988, 204pp). Tricks in Arcane, Epoptica, Epilogue, Apocalypse, Richard's Almanac, Magic, etc. Videos (1975, 1985, 1979) and video bit (1994).
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The Invisible PalmLarry Jennings The Ace Assembly theme is a classic one. Jennings credits Bill Miesel as the first to create a card assembly effect. Here you will learn Larry Jennings' variation which avoids bringing the deck and the aces together. The four aces are shown one at a time. Very slowly one by one and absolutely fairly three aces travel to the leader ace.
runtime 9min 40s | 2010 / 12 / 22 | $6.00 Au$8.85 Ca$8.07 €5.41 £4.82 ¥657.60 | to wish list MP4 (video) | ||
Royal TwistLarry Jennings This is a take on the Twisting Aces plot with a kicker climax where the four of a kind change into a Royal Flush.
The four tens are taken out of the pack and displayed one by one. Repeatedly twisting the pack turns one of the tens face up. At the very end the cards change into a Royalt Flush. Intermediate difficulty. runtime: 7min 30s | 2009 / 12 / 3 | $6.00 Au$8.85 Ca$8.07 €5.41 £4.82 ¥657.60 | to wish list MP4 (video) | ||
The Lie DetectorLarry Jennings An entertaining an fairly easy to perform effect.
Spectator picks a card, remembers it, and returns it. Performer claims that a pack of cards is like a computer and that he can program it to function like a lie detector. After the performer takes out some cards and reinserts them into the pack, the entire deck is handed to the spectator who answer and spells his answers by tabling cards. Was the card a face or point card? Was the card red or black? What suit was it? The bottom card of the tabled packet always shows the correct answer and therefore it is clear if the spectator told the truth... | 2009 / 10 / 8 | $6.00 Au$8.85 Ca$8.07 €5.41 £4.82 ¥657.60 | to wish list MP4 (video) | ||
The Pacoima SolutionLarry Jennings The performer retails and reenacts a dream that at the end becomes reality.
A pack of cards is introduced. Spectator gives it a cut and peaks at a card in the center of the deck. Then the spectator gives the deck a shuffle. Performer turns half of the deck face up and half stays face down. The spectator is asked to remember if her card is in the face-up or face-down portion. The performer spreads the face-up portion. Then the portions are separated and the performer continues with his dream where he took a card crumpled it up and it vanished in mid air to reappear face up in the tabled portion.... | 2009 / 10 / 8 | $6.00 Au$8.85 Ca$8.07 €5.41 £4.82 ¥657.60 | to wish list MP4 (video) | ||
Peripatetic CoinsLarry Jennings A trick with four half dollars. The four coins travel one by one from one hand to the other. The last invisible transfer takes place into a closed spectator hand.
You will need an expanded shell to do this effect. runtime: 6min 11s | 2009 / 10 / 8 | $6.00 Au$8.85 Ca$8.07 €5.41 £4.82 ¥657.60 | to wish list MP4 (video) | ||
A Logical ConclusionLarry Jennings A trick with eight cards. Two packets of four cards are put on the table. The first packet is counted and shown to consist of four 3s. The second is counted and shown to consist of four 7s. Then the packets are combined turned face up to show the Ace of Hearts through the Eight of Hearts. So essentially the four 3s and the four 7s have transformed into the Ace through 8 of hearts.
This effect can also be found in Cardwright. You will need to be able to do the Rhythm Count. runtime: 4min 47s | 2009 / 10 / 8 | $6.00 Au$8.85 Ca$8.07 €5.41 £4.82 ¥657.60 | to wish list MP4 (video) |
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