Albert Goshman - 2 Photographs

Autographed Albert Goshman 8 x 10 photo - Famous Magician - Magic by Gosh

This was signed at Abbotts in 1979
This photo does have a bit of yellowing due to its age
Albert Goshman (1920-1991), a bagel baker from Brooklyn, who became one of the greatest close-up magicians of all time
and early in his professional magic career billed himself as "The Baker That's a Faker".

Goshman also developed a number of foam rubber products including sponge balls.
As demand grew, he expanded in to larger quarters and finally purchased a building to house his manufacturing enterprise.
It is called Magic by Gosh, and is now run by Albert's son, Steve Goshman

Product Details
Extras	Autographed, Inscribed

Personal Details
Read It	No
Location	Magic Library (Home)
Condition	Mint
Owner	Bryan-Keith Taylor

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Albert Goshman
Born Albert Goshman
December 06, 1920
New York City
Died February 12, 1991 (age 70)
Los Angeles
Albert Goshman (1920-1991), a bagel baker from Brooklyn, became one of the greatest close-up magicians of all time and early in his professional magic career billed himself as "The Baker That's a Faker".

Contents
1 Biography
1.1 Magic by Gosh
2 Awards
3 Publications
4 Videos
5 References

Biography
Albert found that he has an uncle in South America whose name is Goshminsky, so it appears Albert’s father changed his name, along with other thousands of immigrants on their arrival in the United States.[1]

During War World II, while working in a defense plant, Goshman discovered a small book of coin and pocket tricks and began to study. Following the war, he became a regular visitor at the New York's magic shops. He favored coin magic and began calling himself Fakir, the Baker.

He relocated to the west coast in the early 1960s and beginning in 1963 was a regular performer at the Magic Castle. He became known for his routine involving coins and salt shakers.

Magic by Gosh
Goshman also developed a number of foam rubber products including sponge balls. As demand grew, he expanded in to larger quarters and finally purchased a building to house his manufacturing enterprise.[2] [3] It is called Magic by Gosh, and is now run by Albert's son, Steve Goshman.

Awards
Academy of Magical Arts first winner of the best Close-up Magician Award (1968) and won again in 1975.
Academy of Magical Arts Magician of the Year in 1971 and Best Lecturer.
Publications
Four Cards through a Newspaper (Manuscript) (1968)
Coins thru the Table (Manuscript) (1968)
The Card in the Purse (Manuscript) (1968)
Magic by Gosh, The Life and Times of Albert Goshman by Patric by Patrick Page and Albert Goshman (1985)
Videos
Magic by Gosh (1986, VHS, Stevens Magic Emporium)
The Life and Times of Albert Goshman (DVD, Magic by Gosh)
The Albert Goshman Lecture: Live at the Kennedy (2005, DVD, International Magic)
References
↑ Magic by Gosh, IN THE BEGINNING, pages 11-24
↑ Obit Genii Magazine, Vol. 54, No. 5, March 1991, Genii Speaks, Albert Goshman, page 294
↑ The Linking Ring, Vol. 71, No. 4, April 1991, BROKEN WAND, Albert Goshman, page 113
Magie (Magischer Zirkel v. Deutschland), Vol. 71, No. 4, April 1991, AL GOSHMAN, by R. Müller, page 131
Bio-bibliographisches Lexikon der Zauberkünstler Edition Volker Huber, April 2002, Goshman, Al USA Zauberkünstler, (†1991 Kalifornien), page 134