Clippo

[Cardhandler]

I was wondering if anyone could tell me who the magician was that did Clippo on TV in the 1960s. There were probably several magicians, but this magician did sort of a comedic routine with it. Thank you.

[Steve Bryant]

It was a favorite of Don Lawton.

[jason156]

Tough to say .. Mark Wilson, Jay Marshall, Roy Benson?

[PressureFan]

I was thinking Roy Benson too.

[Cardhandler]

I was thinking Roy Benson too.

. Thank you. I'll Google Roy and see if I can recognize him. All I remember is he made it quite comical and magical.

[Cardhandler]

It was a favorite of Don Lawton.

Thank you for replying. After reading some posts it may be Roy. I'll have to check some images of him and see if it rings a bell. I'll check Don too.

[Cardhandler]

Tough to say .. Mark Wilson, Jay Marshall, Roy Benson?

Thank you for replying. I know it wasn't Mark Wilson. I may have seen him do it though. I was a huge fan of Magic Land of Alakazam. I'll have to look at some images of Jay and Roy. I'm thinking it was on maybe the Ed Sullivan show, maybe

[Cardhandler]

I finally figured it out I think. Carl Ballantine. I remember he did it as a pantomime maybe with some music. But it was real comical. I wished there was a video of it somewhere. I know it fooled me really good and one of the first tricks I purchased from House of 1000 Mysteries.

[Max Maven]

There’s an in-depth history of that trick in the Summer 2014 issue of Gibecière.

[Zig Zagger]

... written by that very knowledgeable magic historian, Mr. Max Maven!