The above letter, as featured in “The Essential Dai Vernon,” is Doug’s initial contact with Vernon to inquire if the esteemed magician might mentor Doug during his time at Los Angeles’ Magic Castle. It goes without saying that Vernon accepted, and due in no small measure to Vernon, Doug blossomed under his tutelage. The rest…
Category: Letters
1983 Merlin Fan Letter
The above fan letter was sent to me recently by Steve Schlanger who had no idea of its origins. But, as you can clearly see, Harriet Weston of 19 Willits Road throughly enjoyed her time at Merlin. So much so, that she put pen to paper to tell Doug about it. This letter is a…
Doug and Shankar Jr. Letters: Guinness Book of World Records Note
The above letter is Doug’s attempt to get Shankar Jr. into the Guinness Book of World Records. While I’m not sure of the outcome, the letter speaks volumes to Doug’s admiration and kindness to his young protege. That, in and of itself, is a world record! For more backstory on how Doug met the young…
Doug and Shankar Jr. Letters: Part Two
For more backstory on how Doug met the young Shankar Jr. please click this previous post: HERE Special Thanks to Shankar Jr. http://www.giligilimagic.com
Doug and Shankar Jr. Letters: Part One
Over the next couple days I’m going to share with you some letters sent to me by magician Shankar Jr. In a previous post, I detailed how at a young age, Shankar befriended and was mentored by Doug in India. Eventually, Doug became more immersed in TM and the mentorship came to an end. However,…
Autographs! Autographs! Autographs!
Hello, and welcome back everyone! You may remember last week I put out a call for people to send any unique autographs they may have of Doug lurking in their collections. I definitely wasn’t disappointed, and will be sharing some of them with you this week. The first one comes from William Gallaher, and is…
A Letter from Doug to Greg Gleason
The above letter made its way to me via its recipient magician Greg Gleason. In addition to owning Doug’s “Statue of the Pharaohs,” Greg is a die hard Doug fan true and true. If you need any more proof, check out this very cool correspondence from Doug to a young Greg Gleason. How about that…
Veda Land Files: Correspondence with Doug and Designers
Building a theme park isn’t all fun and games. No further proof of that is the correspondence featured below. In these letters, a budget has been delivered to Doug from the chairman of RS, Eduard Feuer, to commence work on “Veda Land.” However, if you read between the lines, the quoted prices may have been…
Another Micky Hades Letter
Enjoy this rare letter from the collection of Michael Whitecar. You may remember last month I also posted another letter from Doug to author/historian/collector Micky Hades. In retrospect, it truly is a fascinating window into where Doug was in his career at that time. Hey and who can beat that letterhead?
Micky Hades “Spellbound” Letter
This letter comes from Michael Whitecar’s collection. It is remarkable in the sense that it features correspondence from Doug to (now magic publisher/book collector) Micky Hades conducting business. All this occurs just as “Spellbound” was due to head to Broadway that Spring. While the talk may sound mundane, the impact of what is being said…
THE DOUG HENNING PROJECT 