Dai Vernon
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David Frederick Wingfield Verner, better known by his stage names Dai Vernon or The Professor, was a Canadian magician.
Vernon using the pressure fan
Persi Diaconis
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Persi Warren Diaconis is an American mathematician of Greek descent and former professional magician. He is the Mary V. Sunseri Professor of Statistics and Mathematics at Stanford University.
Dai Vernon
…life as Magician-in-Residence and the star attraction at the Magic Castle in Los Angeles, California. There, he mentored magicians including Ricky Jay, Persi Diaconis, Doug Henning, Larry Jennings, Bruce Cervon, Michael Ammar, John Carney and Richard Turner. Vernon died on August 21, 1992, in Ramona, County of San…
Diaconis in 2010