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Herbert L. Becker. Herbert Lawrence Becker (born August 12, 1951) is an American former magician, escapologist, stunt performer, author, and businessman. As a magician, Becker performed as Kardeen .
Herbert L. Becker. Producer: Nursie. Herbert Becker was born in Hollywood (Hollywood Florida, that is) and spent his early years between Toronto Canada and Central/South Florida. His magic career began at age 12 when he began performing at schools, charitable organizations and birthday parties.
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Herbert L. Becker was voted Best USA Magician in 1975 and 1976 by Houdini Magic Magazine. His previous books, All the Secrets of Magic Revealed (1997) and 101 Greatest Magic Secrets (2002) have sold over 300,000 copies in thirteen languages and were turned into a series of television programs for Fox Television.
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Becker performed under the name "The Kardeen Brothers" with Marc Nicols. Later, he worked solo as "The Great Kardeen". He helped open the first Guinness Museums, toured with Guinness on Parade and performed at the Steel Pier and Radio City Music Hall (1976) with the Guinness show. As a magician, Becker toured worldwide until he retired in 1978. He ...
Becker has been involved in legal disputes with David Copperfield. Copperfield sued Becker in an attempt to prevent publication of All the Secrets of Magic Revealedwhich Copperfield maintained revealed some of Copperfield's secrets; Copperfield lost and the book was published. Becker then sued his publisher, Lifetime Books, for purportedly colludin...
Becker was CEO of boutique book publishing house Barclay Road, retiring on July 2, 2008 but continuing as an advisor until the company ceased operations.
Herbert published several books not related to magic. 1. All the Secrets of Magic Revealed(1994) 2. So That's How They Do It(1996) 3. More Magic Secrets(1997) 4. 101 Greatest Magic Secrets(2002) 5. The Magic Secrets of David Blaine(2007) 6. Magic Hands(2017)
Herbert L. Becker has 14 books on Goodreads with 137 ratings. Herbert L. Becker’s most popular book is All the Secrets of Magic Revealed: The Tricks and ...
by Herbert L. Becker | Dec 31, 1997 Paperback The World's Greatest Magic Secrets Revealed: A Complete Guide to the Most Famous Tricks & Illusions Ever Performed
Herbert Becker experimented with computer technologies since the 1970s. He and his team invented by "accident" the software technology that improves the quality of Internet multimedia productions. Herbert was born in Florida and spent several years in the video industry.
