The Magical Life of Marshall Brodien

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The Magical Life of Marshall Brodien is written by John Moehring and published by McFarland. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0786483954 (ISBN 10) and 9780786483952 (ISBN 13).

This unique biography details the life of magician Marshall Brodien, most remembered for his long-running career as television's Wizzo the Wizard on WGN-TV's Bozo's Circus and The Bozo Show. Coverage begins in the late 1940s, when Brodien was a young magician in his first job as a Chicago magic shop demonstrator, then recounts Brodien's steady rise to show-business success, including details of his work as a performer at the Magic Lounge in Cicero and, as a nightclub hypnotist in Chicago's posh Cairo Supper Club. The work concludes with an examination of Brodien's current career as one of the most successful marketers of magic sets in the U.S.