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Warlock,Peter
(1904-1995)
Peter Warlock (born Alec William Bell), was a semi professional magician and publisher of "Pentagram" 1946-1959, "new Pentagram" 1969-1989. In 1952, he was awarded the IBM's British Ring Shield. His magician daughter, Elizabeth (see above) won the award in 1953.
Invented: Self Contained Milk Pitcher, Ringcord, Out of the Loop, Giant Size Triple Tubes, Silk Filter, Adhesive Glass, Cream of the Jest, Atomic Silk, Ring and Rope Release, PW Slip Cut
Wrote: Patterns for Psychics (c 1940), Bautier de Kolta Genius of Illusion, P.T. Selbit A Magical Innovator (with Eric Lewis), The Best Tricks With Slates (1942), A Haunting We Will Go, or Edison’s Box, The Complete Book of Magic, Walter Jeans, Illusioneer (1986) (with Eric Lewis)

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Peter Warlock
Born Alec William Bell
June 23, 1904
London, England
Died December 16, 1995 (age 91)


Peter Warlock (b.1904-d.1995), born Alec William Bell, was a semi professional magician and publisher of The Pentagram from 1946 to 1959 and The New Pentagram from 1969 to 1989.


Contents
1 Biography
2 Honors and Awards
3 Bibliography
3.1 Contributions
3.2 Books
4 References
Biography
He also wrote a column in Magigram and served as editor of The Gen.

Peter Warlock was asked to accept the Honorary Life Presidency of the Blackpool Magician Club after the death of Edward Victor.

Honors and Awards
In 1952, he was awarded the IBM's British Ring Shield. His magician daughter, Elizabeth Warlock won the award in 1953.

Bibliography
Contributions
Silk Filter (1947)
Atomic Silk (1948)
Cream of the Jest (1949)
Out of the Loop (1952)
Self Contained Milk Pitcher (1952)
Ring and Rope Release in Tarbell Course in Magic, Vol. 6 (1954)
Adhesive Glass (1955)
Ringcord (1959)
Double Deck Deception (1959)
Diabolo Deception (1959)
Thought of Card Across in Dai Vernon's Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic by Lewis Ganson (1967)
Giant-Size Triple Tubes (1972)
Books
Designs for Magic (1941)
Plans for Deception (1942)
The Best Tricks with Slates (1942)
Patterns for Psychics (1947)
Peter Warlock's Book of Magic (1956)
Warlock's Way (1966)
Black Art Well Tricks for the 80s
Magicians' Pseudonyms (1980)
Walter Jeans: Illusioneer (1986)
P.T. Selbit: Magical Innovator (with Eric Lewis) (1989)
Buatier de Kolta: Genius of Illusion (1993)
One Hundred by Warlock by Elizabeth Warlock (2005)


References
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Cover, The Linking Ring, Vol. 28, No. 8, October 1948, PETER WARLOCK by John Braun, page 22
Cover, M-U-M, Vol. 49, No. 5, October 1959, PETER WARLOCK, magician-of-the-month, by Leslie P. Guest, page 177
Cover, The Linking Ring, Vol. 48, No. 10, October 1968
Cover, The New Tops, Vol. 9, No. 2, February 1969, Cover Portrait … Peter Warlock, A portrait of a father by his daughter, by Elizabeth Warlock, page 4
Magic Circular, Vol. 90, No. 962, January/February 1996, Obituary PETER WARLOCK (ALEC WILLIAM BELL), MIMC, by Eddie Dawes, page 22
GENII, Vol. 59, No. 4, February 1996, OBITUARIES, PETER WARLOCK by Max Maven, page 311
The Linking Ring, Vol. 76, No. 2, February 1996, BROKEN WAND, PETER WARLOCK (ALEC WILLIAM BELL) by Eddie Dawes, page 129
Magicana, Vol. 44, No. 256, FEBRUARY/MARCH 1996, BROKEN WAND, Peter Warlock by Jim Reilly and Elizabeth Warlock, page 17
Bio-bibliographisches Lexikon der Zauberkünstler Edition Volker Huber, April 2002, Bell, Alec William = Jules Giraud; Deb; Rudi Jader; Russell Sharpe; G. Warlock; Peter Locke, engl. Zauberkünstler; Fachautor (*23.06.1904 Islington, London), page 40
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