Karrell Fox

Karrell Fox
Born	1928-01-30 Rainelle, West Virginia
Died	1998-03-12
Cause of death	natural causes
Nationality	American
Occupation	magician
Known for	comedy, card magic, stage magic

Karrell Fox (January 30, 1928 – March 12, 1998) grew up to become one of the most influential magicians of the 20th century. When he was a child, his parents operated a small restaurant in East Rainelle, West Virginia. A customer sneaked out without paying his bill, but left behind a few small tricks. With these, Karrell began his magic career.

Karrell appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show at the age of 18, and was co-owner of a Detroit magic shop. Karrell Fox was one of the first Trade Show magicians and billed himself as "King of Korn". He also created the "Magic World of Ford" for the Ford Motor Company and toured with it for many years. He later had his own TV show, performing as Milky the Clown.

He was a "regular performer". http://www.magicgettogether.com/cgi-bin/database2/display.cgi?search=1&column=3&searchtext=1.  at "Abbott's Get-Together". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbott%27s_Get_Together. , surpassed only by Gordon Miller, an Abbott's employee/performer who introduces each Get-Together's evening performances, in total Get-Together appearances. He traditionally MC'ed and performed on the closing (Saturday evening) show of the Get-Together and the "act" was a lampoon of the other acts of that year's Get-Together and other happenings of note from the Get-Together. Abb Dickson was Karrell's "Partner in Fun" for more than 25 years, performing with him at magic conventions all over the world. For several years Karrell wrote the "FOX-TALES" Column in "TOPS" magazine.

Karrell Fox served as the 48th President of the International Brotherhood of Magicians (1986-1987).

To quote another magic legend, Harry Blackstone, Jr., "...The strongest possible effects achieved with the simplest possible methods has always been the Fox formula."

Karrell Fox appeared on the Australian Magic Convention public show line-up June 8–11, 1984.

1993, Karrell Fox gave a tour of Colon's Cemetery, filled with legendary magicians that have passed, during the Abbott's Magic Get Together.

Karrell Fox was married to his "child bride" (as he often referred to her), Lynn, and had two sons, Karlin (a combination of Karrell's and Lynn's names) and Darin. On February 18, 1996 in Palm Springs California, Karrell received a "Walk of Stars". http://www.palmsprings.com/stars/.  "star". http://www.palmsprings.com/stars/fox.html. .

Karrell Fox is now buried at Lakeside Cemetery in Colon, Michigan.

Honors and awards

• Sphinx Silver Medal (at 17)
• Creative Fellowship from the Academy of Magical Arts

Contributions

• Bullseye Card
• B.S. Miser's Dream Pail
• Magical Assets
• Nite-Cap
• Take It and Stick It
• Two Fisted Book Test
• Mene-Tekel Book Test
• Knifty Knot
• No Not
• Baffling Blow-Outs

Published works

• Kornfidentially Yours (1954)
• Comedy A La Card (1960)
• Clever Like a Fox (1976)
• Another Book by Karrell Fox (1979)
• Abra K Fox (1983)
• For My Next Trick (1986)
• My Latest Book (1988)
• Much Ado About Something (1995)
• Karrell Fox, The Legend (1998) - Video

See also

• List of magicians
• Magic (illusion)
• sleight of hand

External links

• See more about Karrell Fox at MagicPedia, the free online Magic encyclopedia.
• Karrell Fox Youtube Tribute - performing at the 1997 Abbott Magic Get Together
• Biographies Page FG - Karrell Fox
• Karrell Fox bibliography
• Karrell Fox grave memorial