Tom Stone (magician)
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
- 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
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- 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
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- 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