The pictures featured below recently turned up on the Getty Photo Archives website, and boy are they stunners. I have never seen them before, and I’m going to wager not many others have as well. They were taken when Doug won Entertainer of the Year by the American Guild of Variety Artists in 1979. Their…
Category: Awards
I.B.M. Ring #26- 1975 “Magic of Manhattan” Program
The following 1975 program was sent to me from Glen Henry, and showcases an evening of magic from I.B.M #26 out of New York that culminated with an award givento Doug for his contribution to magic. It’s slickly designed cover, and an impressive roster of magicians to boot. If that weren’t good enough, Doug even…
Magic Collectors’ Corner: Allan Slaight Sharing Secrets Award
Hello everyone! It’s great to be back. To start off this week, I’d be remiss in not mentioning the recent “Magicana: Allan Slaight Sharing Secrets Award” that was given to David Sandy and Lance Rich of “The Magic Collectors’ Corner.” As many of you know, “The Magic Collector’s Corner” was a weekly Sunday Zoom meeting…
1976 Magician of the Year Award
The above picture comes from the collection of Gary Mandleblatt, and is an extremely rare item if there ever was one. This is Doug’s 1976 “Magician of the Year” award from the prestigious Academy of Magical Arts. The award, still given yearly, honors the best practitioners of magic and their impact on the art form…
1977 AMA Awards Banquet Program
The above items come from the collection of Mark Willoughby, and highlight the 1977 AMA Awards where Doug was crowned “Magician of the Year.” As you can tell Doug was in great company that year with other luminaries such as Johnny Thompson, Sid Lorraine, and Billy McComb. The second page gives a more in depth…
THE DOUG HENNING PROJECT 