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Charles Jordan (actor)
Charles, Charley, Charlie or Chuck Jordan may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Charles Jordan (magician) (1888–1944), American magician * Charley Jordan (1890–1954), American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and talent scout * Charles Jordan (baritone) (1915–1986), Canadian singer * Chuck Jordan (game designer), American video game designer Politics and law * Charles Jordan (mayor) (1838–1912), mayor of Tauranga, New Zealand * Charles Jordan (politician) (1937–2014), American politician in Oregon * David Charles Jordan (born 1949), Canadian businessman and political figure * Charles Jordan (government official), American architect and Director of the Office of Transition for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Science * Charles Jordan (mathematician) (1871-1959), or Károly Jordan, Hungarian mathematician Sports * Charles Jordan (rugby union) (fl. 1880s), Welsh rugby union player * Charlie Jordan (baseball) (1871–1928), American baseball player * Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Jordan (magician)
Charles Thorton Jordan (1 October 1888 – 24 April 1944) was an American Magician (illusion), magician. Early life Charles Jordan was born in Berkeley, California, Berkeley, California to Charles Renalt Jordan, a wholesale supply manager and chicken farmer, and Mary Louise (Thornton) Jordan; he had a younger sister, Margaret Louise (1891-1959). When he was 10 years old, he saw Harry Kellar perform, which inspired him to develop his own card tricks. Career He moved to Penngrove, California, Penngrove, and Self-publishing, self-published ''Thirty Card Mysteries'' in 1919. In it, he described "The Jordan Count", and "The Gray Code", two methods of false counting. In 1920, he self-published the five-part ''Ten New Prepared Card Tricks'' series, with contributions from Thomas Nelson Downs. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |