Tom Stone (magician)

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Tom Stone (magician) - Wikipedia

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Tom Stone is the stage name of Thomas Bengtsson, a Swedish magician, editor and author.

Biography

Stone was born on October 28, 1967, and presently lives in Stockholm, Sweden.

He is best known for writing a series of articles and pamphlets about original magical techniques and plots. He co-wrote a book with magician Lennart Green, contributed material to a book by Jason Alford, and has self-published a series of pamphlets as well as an e-book. He is also editor and publisher of various Swedish magic journals such as "Trollkarlen", and "Dr. Faustus Journal" (1995-).^[1]

He has performed at the invitation-only Magic Castle, and in 2000, he was a "performer and speaker" at the FISM "World Championships of Magic" in Lisbon, Portugal.^[2]

In 2003, he was a performer and competitor at the International Magic Convention & 20th Close Up competition in Kings Cross, London, where he won £500 and was awarded second place, just behind Japanese-Canadian magician Hayashi.^[3]^[4]

In June 2010, Stone released a book entitled Vortex, collecting many of the effects he has published in periodicals, his own ebooks and some previously unreleased material with Hermetic Press.^[5]^[6]

In May 2016, the Academy of Magical Arts in Hollywood awarded Stone the Creative Fellowship.

Works

The Warpsmith's Toolbox, 1994 (self published)
Lennart Green's Snap Deal, 1995 (co-written with Lennart Green)^[7]
The Warpsmith Returns, 1996 (self published)
Self publishing, e-book (self published)
Tom Stone Caught On Tape^[8]
Vortex (Published through Hermetic Press), June 2010. ISBN 9780945296669
Maelstrom (Published through Hermetic Press), December 2011. ISBN 9780945296720

Notes

^ "alt.magic FAQ part 3/4". faqs.org.
^ "MagicTimes News Archives - Week Of June 26-July 2, 2000". magictimes.com.
^ Review Convention 20th Close-up Comp 2003 Archived 2013-04-20 at archive.today
^ "History of the International Magic Convention". internationalmagic.com. 2018.
^ Brooks, Steve. "The Magic Cafe Forums - Vortex by Tom Stone". themagiccafe.com.
^ Brooks, Steve. "The Magic Cafe Forums - Vortex". themagiccafe.com.
^ "Lennart Green's Snap Deal Booklet Written and Illustrated by Tom Stone". Penguin Magic.
^ Wayne Kawamoto. "DVD Review: Tom Stone Caught on Tape". magic.about.com. Retrieved 2007-05-02.

References

2005 poster for show "Mellow Men and Hard Hats", Stockholm

Tom Stone at IMDb
Tom Stone's website, including his personal list of works
Genii, the Conjurors' Magazine
- "Review of The Warpsmith's Toolbox", March 1994
- "Review of The Warpsmith Returns", August 1996
- "Venetian Deck", August 2005, pp 30
Magic magazine, May 1996: "Review of The Warpsmith Returns"
Magic Times, December 2003 - Stone's upcoming appearance at 2003 International Magic Convention in London
Channel One magazine, Issue 3: "Work in Progress"
"Stockholm Magic Bar" video clip, May 19, 2005. (Swedish language). Second half of brief (amateur) clip shows sleight of hand improvisations, by Tom Stone
"5 Greatest close-up magicians" video clip, January, 2005. (Japanese overdub). Clip shows original sleight of hand magic, by Tom Stone
(Swedish) Magiarkivet.se - lists many works related to magic industry, including Stone's titles
Magicpatter.com English-language bibliography listing Stone's works
(French) Arcane magazine, 2000 - About Stone's participation with FISM 2000
Australia's Magic Monthly, July 2000, "FISM 2000." archived copy
(Japanese) World Magic Friends Convention, 1999

Academy of Magical Arts Creative Fellowship

1968: Ed Marlo
1969: U.F. Grant
1970: Robert Harbin
1971: Alex Elmsley
1972: Joe Berg
1973: Paul Fox
1974: Anverdi, U.F. Grant
1975: Alan Wakeling
1976: Paul Curry
1977: Charles Reynolds
1978: Edmund Spreer, Robert Stull
1979: Ali Bongo
1980: Ken Brooke, Brother John Hamman
1981: Stewart James
1982: Ross Bertram, Jack Chanin
1983: John Gaughan
1984: Karrell Fox
1985: Sam Berland
1986: Gil Leaney
1987: Jerry Andrus
1988: Tenyo Company
1989: Dick Zimmerman
1990: Jim Steinmeyer
1991: Don Wayne
1992: Herb Zarrow
1993: Pat Page
1994: Larry Jennings
1995: Finn Jon
1996: John Kennedy
1997: Max Maven
1998: David Roth
1999: Gaëtan Bloom
2000: Ted Lesley
2001: Pavel
2001: Nick Trost
2003: Georges Proust
2004: Kevin James
2005: Eberhard Riese
2006: Paul Harris
2007: Steve Dusheck
2008: Pierre Mayer
2009: Michael Weber
2010: Dean Dill
2011: Lubor Fiedler
2012: Paul Kieve
2013: David Regal
2014: Mark Setteducati
2015: Tom Stone
2016: Sebastien Clergue
2017: Chris Kenner
2018: Lennart Green
2019: Angelo Carbone

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