| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 88 min.) |
| Summary |
Ricky Jay is a world-renowned magician, author, historian and actor (often a mischievous presence in the films of David Mamet and Paul Thomas Anderson) -- and a performer who regularly provokes astonishment from even the most jaded audiences. Deceptive practice traces Jay's achievements and influences, from his apprenticeship at age 4 with his grandfather, to such now-forgotten legends as Al Flosso, Slydini, Cardini and his primary mentors, Dai Vernon and Charlie Miller. Featuring rare footage from his 1970s TV appearances (doing 3-card Monte with Steve Martin on The Dinah Shore show) and told in Jay's inimitable voice, this is a remarkable journey inside the secretive world of magic and the small circle of eccentrics who are its perpetual devotees |
| Notes |
Title from title frames |
| Performer |
Dick Cavett, Ricky Jay, David Mamet |
| Event |
Originally produced by Kino Lorber Edu in 2012 |
| Subject |
Jay, Ricky
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| SUBJECT |
Jay, Ricky. fast (OCoLC)fst00021989 |
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Magicians.
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Authors.
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Historians.
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Actors
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authors.
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actors (performing artists)
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Actors.
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Authors.
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Historians.
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Magicians.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Documentary
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Streaming video
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