Kramien Full Color Magic Poster

14" X 22"

1999

Poster

USA | eng

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Genre

Magic

Subject

Magic Poster

Plot

Kramien Full Color Poster circa 1999

A gorgeous full color poster of Kramien from about 1999. Printed on quality gloss paper stock measuring 14 x 22 inches. Clever cartoon art depicting one of the largest touring magic and illusion shows of the era. Poster is brand new, were stored in a roll for over 15 years. Colors are bright and vibrant, displays beautifully.

Personal

Owner	Bryan-Keith Taylor
Location	Magic Library (Home)
Index	1603
Added Date	Jun 01, 2018 15:23:35
Modified Date	Apr 06, 2026 13:51:40

Value

Book Condition	Good

Notes

Stan Kramien

Born: Stanley Richard Kramien
May 09, 1925
Portland, Oregon
Died: March 27, 2015 (age 89)

Stanley Kramien Sr. (b.1925-d.2015) toured North America as "The Great Kramien" for more the 35 years with his full magic shows "Magic Capades", "Magicazam" and "Shazam".

Contents
1 Biography
2 Awards
3 Marketed Tricks
4 Books
5 References

Biography
He toured North America with some of the largest illusion shows of the era, performing in as many as 200 cities a year. He also appeared in vaudeville, U.S.O., night clubs, radio, television, circus, and sideshows.
Kramien started as an assistant to Warren Gram touring the Western states. [1]
He was once described by Francis Marshall as a cross between P. T. Barnum, Flo Ziegfield and John Wayne.[2]
He has been holding an annual convention, the Northwest Magic Jamboree, since 1987. The final one is expected to be held in 2012.[3]

Awards
Special Fellowship and Lifetime Achievement Fellowship from the Academy of Magical Arts (2000)
Promoted by the Magic Circle to MIMC with Gold Star (2002)

Marketed Tricks
The Amazing Wonder Mouse (or the Wonder Mouse Pitch)

Books
Big Money in Horoscopes and Lucky Numbers (1987)
The Illusion Show Business (2000)
Show Me The Money (2001) (Now an Ebook)
Go Book Yourself (2003)

References
↑ The Times, March 10, 2011.
↑ Cover, Genii Magazine, Vol. 46, No. 9, September 1982, Kramien, page 599
↑ http://www.magicjamboree.com/home.html
Cover, The New Tops, Vol. 16, No. 1, January 1976, COVER PORTRAIT … Stan Kramien & Co., by Don Arthur, page 8
http://forums.geniimagazine.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=46279&sid=d583b30358781fbac0fe705fb48b9852