Al Koran - *MAGIC LEGENDS presented by Lee Asher*

[Lee Asher]

AL KORAN

Al Koran (1914 - 1972) was a British mentalist, author and inventor. Al Koran was the stage name of Edward Doe, who was a former hairdresser that turned professional magician/mentalist. In 1945, he became the youngest member ever to be awarded London Society of Magicians Gold Medal. It was after this that he selected the stage name Al Koran and make magic a full time job.

Later in life, Al Koran emigrated to the United States in January 1969, first to Cleveland, Ohio then later settling in Chicago, Illinois. He appeared many times on the Ed Sullivan show.

Al Koran is considered by most mentalists to be one of the best to have ever performed, along with the great amount of material that he contributed to the field.


Watch Al Koran perform one of the most powerful mentalism sets ever recorded on the Ed Sullivan show.



You are encouraged to learn more about Al Koran by visiting his official WikiPedia Page.



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[Shawn Mullins]

Al Koran is one of my favorite for "old school" mentalism and magic to watch. The guy was just solid all around.

Awesome find Lee!

[MShahbazyan]

Really interesting, It's so fascinating to go deeper into magic's past, Thank you Lee

[Lee Asher]

My pleasure guys.

This set is so good... on so many levels.

Apparently, Ed Sullivan was not an easy man to fool. Now listen to what he says at 3:48.

I love this set!

Al Koran was a true master of his craft.

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[Zeddicus]

His Lazy Man`s card trick is something I constantly use. So easy to do, yet powerful ;)

[Jason.Michael]

I really enjoy how he carries himself throughout the set. He's so relaxed and "friendly". He doesn't come off as an arrogant performer who is above the audience. Instead, the mentalism seems to just "happen" naturally and he's enjoying it along with the audience.

[Lee Asher]

He's so relaxed and "friendly." He doesn't come off as an arrogant performer who is above the audience. Instead, the mentalism seems to just "happen" naturally and he's enjoying it along with the audience.

Exactly! I love this clip.

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[Mike Anderson]

Awesome Video Lee. Where are you getting these from? I have been adding them to my classic magic acts archives, and would love as much as I can get.

[Lee Asher]

Where are you getting these from?

I scour the internet, day and night (without rest), to bring you amazing magic clips from the past. It's my mission to serve-up quality offerings for your magic education.

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[Jason.Michael]

I scour the internet, day and night (without rest), to bring you amazing magic clips from the past. It's my mission to serve-up quality offerings for your magic education.

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Thanks Lee - much appreciated.