Bob Cassidy
Bob Cassidy | |
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| Born | Robert Cassidy June 23, 1949 Kearny, NJ, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Montclair State University |
| Occupation(s) | Mentalist, Speaker, Author |
| Website | http://www.themastermentalist.com |
Bob Cassidy (b. 1949, Kearny, New Jersey) is an American mentalist, speaker and author of several books widely regarded as classics in the field, including The Art of Mentalism (1983),[1] The Principia Mentalia (1994), and The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy (2004).[2] In 1978 Cassidy, and fellow mentalists Tony Raven, Scott Gordon, Mary Lynn, and Dian Buehlmeier, founded the Psychic Entertainers Association,[3] which has since become mentalism's primary international professional society.[4]
Awards
1996 David Lederman Memorial Award for Creativity in Mentalism[5]
2011 Dunninger Memorial Award for Distinguished Professionalism in the Performance of Mentalism (Previous winners include Uri Geller (2010), Derren Brown (2006) and Banachek (2007))[6]
References
- ^ Wilmarth, Phil (October 1996), "Hocus In Focus", The Linking Ring, 76 (10): 115–116
- ^ "The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy-H&R". Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ^ "Psychic Entertainers Association Founders". Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ "About the Psychic Entertainers Association". Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ "Psychic Entertainers Association:Awards". Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ^ "Psychic Entertainers Association:Awards". Retrieved 29 October 2011.
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