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Ricky Jay

Richard Jay Potash (June 26, 1946 – November 24, 2018) was an American stage magician, actor, and writer. In a 1993 profile for The New Yorker, Mark Singer called Jay "perhaps the most gifted sleight of hand artist alive". In addition to sleight of hand, he was known for his card tricks, card throwing, memory feats, and stage patter. He also wrote…

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Known for
Sleight of hand, card tricks, history of magic
Born
Richard Jay Potash (1946-06-26)June 26, 1946 New York City, U.S.
Died
November 24, 2018(2018-11-24) (aged 72) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
Magician · actor · writer

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related to Television · 89
Ricky Jay → Agent Kern, Albert Pinchbeck, American Masters, American TV, Arsenio, Assistants, BBC, Bird, Channel, Civil Wars, Conan O'Brien, Cook, Darkness, David Letterman, Deadly Playing Cards, Deadwood, December, Dinah, Doug Henning's World, Eddie Sawyer
related to Books · 47
Ricky Jay → America, Anomalies, Antiquarian Society, ASIN B000HT2MB4, ASIN B004ONUJP0, ASIN B00FFJ0402, Audio CD, Broadsides, Cards, Celebrations, Collection, Conjuring Literature, Curious Characters, Deception, Dice, Extraordinary Exhibitions, Farrar, Fate, Fireproof Women, Giroux
related to Music · 25
Ricky Jay → Ark, Bob Dylan, CD, Chanteys, DVD, Hal Willner's, He, Howard Da Silva, Lorne Greene, Noah, Old School Song, Patsy Cline, Pirate Ballads, Richard Greene, Ricky Jay Plays Poker, Robert Johnson, Rogue's Gallery, Rogues Gallery, Sea Songs, Son
related to External links · 11
Ricky Jay → Broadsides From, Collection, Extraordinary Exhibitions, IMDbSan Francisco Chronicle, Jay, Jay Archive, Magic Newswire, Magus, New Yorker, Official, Secrets
related to Theater · 11
Ricky Jay → Assistants, BBC Radio, David Mamet's Faustus, Festival, He, His, Joseph Papp, Midsummer Night's Dream, On The Stem, Rogue's Gallery, The New York Shakespeare
related to Documentary film · 9
Ricky Jay → BBC2, Deceptive Practice, Hoaxsters, Hustlers, Jay, Jokesters, Mentors, Pranksters, The Mysteries
Occupations · 3
Ricky Jay → actor, Magician, writer
Born · 1
Ricky Jay → Richard Jay Potash (1946-06-26)June 26, 1946 New York City, U.S.
Died · 1
Ricky Jay → November 24, 2018(2018-11-24) (aged 72) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Known for · 1
Ricky Jay → Sleight of hand, card tricks, history of magic

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Ricky JayOccupationswriter1.00infobox
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Ricky Jayrelated to BooksJay0.60section
Ricky Jayrelated to BooksCards0.60section
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