Ricky Jay, the master-showman magician, actor, scholar, special effects consultant and author who was called “the most gifted sleight-of-hand artist alive” by writers for the most prestigious ...

Ricky Jay, master sleight-of-hand magician, actor and author, died on Saturday (11/24) at his home in Los Angeles. He was 72. His skill with card tricks and other up-close magic made him a regular on ...

Even in death, Ricky Jay continues to amaze. The actor, author, scholar and fabled magician who died in 2018 was a popular visitor on local stages and an energetic collector of all things strange, ...

Ricky Jay, a magician, historian of oddball entertainers and actor who appeared in "Boogie Nights" and other films, has died. He was 72. Jay died of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles, ...

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Sleight-of-hand magic with playing cards; Off-Broadway show Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants; throwing cards at watermelons While Ricky Jay has long been considered one of the world’s great ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Ricky Jay is a world-renowned magician, author, historian and actor (often a mischievous presence in the films of David Mamet and ...

Jay's manager, Winston Simone, told The Hollywood Reporter he died Saturday in Los Angeles of natural causes. “He was one of a kind,” Simone said. “We will never see the likes of him again.” Jay was ...

Richard Hatch gave up a career as a physicist to become a magician — and a one-man historical preservation society dedicated to a German author killed in the Holocaust. By David Segal Illusionists, ...

Ricky Jay, a master magician who also acted in films and TV shows such as “Boogie Nights,” “House of Games” and “Deadwood,” died Saturday in Los Angeles. He was 72. Jay’s manager, Winston Simone, said ...

Ricky Jay, a magician, historian of oddball entertainers and actor who appeared in "Boogie Nights" and other films, has died. He was 72. Jay died of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles, ...