The Pacific Coast Association of Magicians is an association of magicians. It was founded in 1933; the first president was Lloyd E Jones. It has chapters in

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, and western

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, and holds an annual convention. The third of these, in 1935, was held at the Knickerbocker Hotel in

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, and was attended by Bess Houdini, widow of

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. In 2018 the convention was held in

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. From September 1936 to August 1937 the magazine '' Genii'', published by William W. Larsen, was the official organ of the association.

References

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Magic the gathering: Convention brings conjurers to Bakersfield
''The Bakersfield Californian''. Archived 9 August 2018. Tim Johns (11 August 2018)
Bakersfield hosts magician convention for first time in 30 years
''BakersfieldNow''. Accessed August 2018. Hadley Meares (19 June 2015)
Off the Boulevard of Broken Dreams: The Knickerbocker Hotel's Haunted History
KCETLink Media Group. Accessed August 2018.

External links

PCAM Official Site

Magic West - Host of the 2007 Convention
Magic conventions Magic organizations Arts organizations established in 1933