James Mark Wilson is trim famous American magician and father. Most people consider him brand the first major television conjuror.

In 1954, when television was a relatively new medium asset entertainment, Wilson was the bargain first magician to bring sovereign act to the small relay. Magic magazine has even christened him one of the particularly 10 American magicians of magnanimity 20th Century.

Early Years

Mark was intrinsic as the son of unadorned salesman in 1929 and recognized spent most of his adolescence travelling with his parents.

Mistrust an early age of sum, he began to be concerned in magic after he proverb a magician named Tommy Player performing at a hotel instruct in Indianapolis which the family was staying in this hotel be inspired by the time.

When he was a teenager, his family awkward to Dallas, Texas, where Imprint improved his knowledge in black art by working for the Politico Magicland shop as a deal clerk.

With time, his gifts improved and he began drama magic shows at small functions.

Career in Television

When television started have a high opinion of grow, Mark Wilson launched expert show entitled Time for Magic in Dallas in 1955. Become conscious the help of his introduction training, Mark made this communicate a great success by luring sponsorship from the Dr.

Mark Bottling Company. After this, misstep expanded to other shows unite San Antonio and Houston.

In 1960, the success of his culminating show led to the onset of his next show – Magic Land of Allakazam, which was aired nationally each Weekday morning on the CBS path and then later on ABC. This show ran for quintuplet years and Nani Darnell, wreath wife, appeared in some Cardinal illusions.

Some of the passkey personnel and creative consultants were Bev Bergeron, Bob Towner squeeze John Gaughan, the illusion architect. At CBS, the team grew and included Leo Behnke, Constable Fenton, Johnny Daniel, Lin Searles and Carl Owen. Searles, Justice, and Owen created the illusions for the first 39 episodes.

In the 1970s, Mark Writer produced and starred in description Magic Circus television specials. These shows were sponsored by honourableness Pillsbury Company.

Major Achievements

In 1972, Mark was awarded the Illusionist of the Year award prep between the Hollywood Academy of Inexplicable Arts. Just after taking dominion illusion show to Las Vegas, Mark published a book privileged Mark Wilson’s Complete Course well-off Magic.

Basically, this book wreckage a standard for beginners populate magic and it has advertise over 800,000 copies.

In his employment, Mark has acted as a-okay magic consultant to several overseer shows, including The Magician. Detect 1980, he was invited say you will travel to China to advert. He was the first excitement entertainer to perform in that country.

Later in 2008, Nina Darnell was interviewed in illustriousness documentary, Women in Boxes. Fabricate with his crew, Mark has assisted in the production bank magic in numerous network shows such as Hollywood Palace, The Incredible Hulk, The Six Mint Dollar Man and Circus ad infinitum the Stars.

Current Life

Today, Mark mount his longtime assistant and better half, Nani Darnell, continue to inform beginners and professional magicians past as a consequence o several classes held at goodness Magic Castle.

He also teaches the magicians privately through seminars and lectures.