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Irene Larsen, known affectionately as “Princess Irene” throughout the worldwide community of magicians and illusionists, was a co-founder of the Magic Castle and the Academy of Magical Arts.^[1]

She was born Irene Stolz in Germany in 1936.^[2] In 1955, American magician John Daniel invited her to come up on stage to assist in a performance. She soon became a permanent part of the act. John Daniel nicknamed her “Princess Irene,” an honorary title she would keep for life, and two years later, they were married.

She divorced John Daniel in 1960 and began working as a magician’s assistant to the brothers Milt Larsen and Bill Larsen. In 1963, the three of them founded the Academy of Magical Arts and the Magic Castle. She was the first member of the AMA. Later that year, she and Bill Larsen were married.

She served as an ambassador for the Magic Castle and for the magical arts in general. While continuing to serve as her husband’s assistant, she also appeared on the Dean Martin Show, assisting Orson Welles with his own illusion act. She was an early and continuing voice advocating the ethical treatment of animals in magical acts.^[3] From 1963-1999, she served continuously as either editor or co-editor of Genii: the Conjurer's Magazine, a publication by, for, and about those in the illusionist community.^[4]

References

^ Bryant, Jacob (27 February 2016). "Irene Larsen, Co-Founder of the Magic Castle, Dies at 79". Variety Magazine. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
^ Quinlan, Tim. "Irene Larsen, Co-Founder of the Academy of Magical Arts & the Magic Castle, Dies at 79". Inside Magic. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
^ "Magic Castle Icon and Activist Dies at 79". Daily News. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
^ Nichols, Chris (26 February 2016). "Irene Larsen, Co-Founder of the Magic Castle, Has Passed Away". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

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1969: Goodliffe, Charlie Miller, Ed Sullivan (honorary)
1970: Tenkai
1971: Faucett Ross
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1977: Loring Campbell
1978: Lloyd E. Jones
1979: Burling Hull, Len Vintus
1980: Geraldine Larsen Jaffe, Jane Thurston Shepard
1981: Moi-Yo Miller
1982: Leon & Teddy Leon
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1984: Marie Marshall, Shigeo Takagi, Orson Welles
1986: Stan Kramien, James Randi, Harry Stanley
1987: Bob Barker, Jim Ravel
1988: Tom Bradley, Homer Hudson
1989: John Fisher
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1991: Marshall Brodien
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