Robert Harbin Robert Harbin was a British magician and author. He is noted as the inventor of a number of classic illusions, including the Zig Zag Girl . He also became an authority on origami .Career The young Edward first got interested in magic after an unknown ex-serviceman appeared at his school with a magic show later described as "rather poor". Williams came to London at the age of 20 and began by working in the magic department of Gamages toy shop. He began performing in music halls under the title "Ned Williams, the Boy Magician from South Africa". By 1932 he was appearing in the Maskelyne's Mysteries magic show in various London theatres. He was the first British illusionist to move from stage performing to television, appearing in the BBC TV show Variety in 1937 and numerous times after the war when the BBC resumed broadcasting. He developed a number of new tricks, including the Neon Light and the now ubiquitous Zig Zag Girl . His lesser known inventions include the Aztec Lady , The Blades of Opah, and Aunt Matilda's Wardrobe. Much of his inventive genius was put into written form and he is known as one of the most prodigious authors on the subject of magical effects. However, although Harbin was brilliantly creative in the field of magic he was not a particularly good writer and his friend and associate Eric C Lewis has stated that many of Harbin's titles were ghost written for him. In about 1952 Harbin appeared in a minor part as a magician in the film The Limping Man , produced by Cy Endfield . In 1953, Harbin and a friend of Endfield, Gershon Legman , discovered a common interest in the Japanese art of paper-folding. Harbin wrote many books on the subject, beginning with Paper Magic in 1956, and was the first President of the British Origami Society . He was the first Westerner to use the word origami for this art-form. He also presented a series of origami programmes for ITV in its "Look-In" magazines for children in the 1970s. His grave is at Golders Green Crematorium in London.Publications On origami Paper Magic: The art of paper folding , Oldbourne, 1956, ASIN B0000CJG8RPaper Folding Fun , Oldbourne, 1960, ASIN B0000CKUYQSecrets of Origami, old and new: The Japanese art of paper-folding , Oldbourne, 1963, ASIN B0000CM4YWTeach Yourself Origami , Hodder, 1968, Origami 1: The Art of Paper-Folding , Coronet, 1969, More Origami, The art of paper-folding no.2 , Hodder, 1971, Origami 2: The Art of Paper-Folding , Coronet, 1971, Origami 3: The Art of Paper-Folding , Coronet Books/Hodder, 1972, Secrets of Origami , Octopus, 1972, Origami: Art of Paper Folding , Hodder, 1973, Origami Step by Step , Hamlyn, 1974, Have Fun with Origami , ITV, 1975, Origami: Art of Paper Folding , Picture Knight, 1975, Origami A/H , Hodder Arnold, 1976, Origami 4 , Robert Harbin, 1977, Have Fun with Origami , Severn Ho., 1977, Origami: Art of Paper Folding , Hodder Headline Australia, 1977, New Adventures in Origami , 1982, Harper & Row ,On magic Something New in Magic , Davenport, 1929Psychic Vision , Davenport, 1930Six Card Creations , Davenport, 1930Demon Magic , Davenport, 1938How to Be a Wizard , Oldbourne, 1957, ASIN B0000CJUT3How to Be a Conjuror , Sphere, 1968, Magic of Robert Harbin , C.W. Mole and Sons , 1970 – This was published with a run of only 500 copies, after which Harbin had the plates destroyed.Magic , Treasure, 1983, Magic , Knight, 1976, The Harbin Book , M. Breese, 1983, Harbincadabra, brainwaves and brainstorms of Robert Harbin : From the pages of Abracadabra, 1947–1965 , R. Harbin Magic Marches On included in Davenport Story Series – Vol 2, DavenportOther subjects Waddington's Family Card Games , Elm Tree, 1972, Waddington's Family Card Games , Pan, 1974, Party Lines , Oldbourne, 1963, ASIN B0000CLQIHInstant Memory: The Way to Success , Corgi, 1968,
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