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…
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Doug and David Copperfield AMA Awards Unseen Photo
This rare, undated photo above comes from an issue of Genii profiling that year’s AMA awards. It’s only one of two photos that I’ve seen featuring Doug and David Copperfield. While other photos of the two greats together probably exist, these two really represent a moment in time for magic history. Two of magic’s greats…
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…
Doug Henning and David Copperfield Photo
The above photo is one that some of you may have seen before. But, believe it or not, I’ve never posted it on the site until now. To my knowledge, it’s the only circulated photo of Doug and David Copperfield together. Taken at the AMA awards (I believe), it really represents two icons of modern…
Doug Award Show Appearance and Speech
This clip is really fun to watch because it really serves as a half performance/half award acceptance speech for Doug. First up, is the classic “Sands of Egypt” illusion with actress Lee Meriwether (Time Tunnel, Batman) serving as Doug’s assistant. This classic illusion is a firm fan favorite, and Doug’s natural onstage delivery with it…
THE DOUG HENNING PROJECT 