David Berglas

David Berglas (born 30 June 1926) is a British magician and mentalist. He was one of the first magicians to appear on UK television. In the 1950s, Berglas created what is now referred to as the "Holy Grail" of card magic, known as "The Berglas Effect."[1] The effect was first named "The Berglas Effect" by Jon Racherbaumer in his 1984 book At The Table [2]

David Berglas
David Berglas appearing on "After Dark", 8 July 1989.jpg
David Berglas (1989)
Born (1926-06-30) 30 June 1926 (age 98)
Occupationpsychological magician and mentalist.

Movies

Honours

Berglas was awarded an MBE in the 2019 New Year Honours List.[4]

References

  1. "Account".
  2. "Jon Racherbaumer: At the Table". magicref.tripod.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  3. "David Berglas". IMDb.
  4. Davies, Caroline (28 December 2018). Magician and mentalist David Berglas awarded MBE. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/dec/28/magician-mentalist-david-berglas-awarded-mbe-new-year-honours-list.