Blackstone The Magician 1980 Pillow

Blackstone was born in 1934 in Three Rivers, Michigan, and as the son of world-famous magician Harry Blackstone Sr. (also known as "The Great Blackstone"). As an infant, he was used as a prop in his father's act, and learned this business of magic as a young man. In his performances, Blackstone used several of his father's tricks and illusions, including the floating light bulb, sawing a woman in half, and the dancing handkerchief. Like his dad, Blackstone was a wildly popular magician that constantly performed, and is estimated to have pulled over 80,000 rabbits from his sleeves and hats. In the 1970s, he created a series of retail magic kits that were bestsellers, and furthered his celebrity by staring in TV commercials and specials.