Bill Malone (born July 22, 1958) is an American

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/ magician/

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who specializes in

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and corporate events. Malone was raised in

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, and became interested in magic at the age of 17. He is a recipient of the Merlin Award from the

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. He appeared on many network specials including the first ''

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'' special, ''The World's Wildest Magic'' special, as well as ''The Champions of Magic'' special. Malone moved to

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, where he owned and operated a comedy magic club called Houdini's Pub. He was partners with

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at the Boca Raton Resort where they created Malone's Magic Bar. Malone is best known for his presentations for several Fortune 500 companies.

Publications

*''On the Loose'', a four-volume instructional DVD set of close-up magic *''Here I Go Again'', a three-volume instructional DVD set of card magic *''Malone Meets Marlo'', a six-volume instructional DVD set of material from Malone's mentor

Ed Marlo Ed Marlo (also known as Edward Marlo) (born in Chicago, Illinois, October 10, 1913 – November 7, 1991) was a magician who specialized in card magic. He referred to himself and others of his specialty as 'cardicians'. Career One of the mos ...

References

External links

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Bill Malone on MagicPedia
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