Larsen (family of magicians)
Larsen is an American family of magicians.
Known family members were or are:
- William W. Larsen Sr. (1904-1953)
- ∞ Geri Larsen (1906–1998)
- Bill Larsen Jr. (1928-1993)
- ∞ Irene Larsen (* 1936)
- Dante Larsen (* around 1961), son of Irene Larsen with the magician John Daniel. Genii Editor
- Erika Larsen (* 1968), Genii editor
- Milt Larsen (born 1931)
Five family members (William Sr., Geri, Bill Jr., Irene, and Milt) have been inducted into the Society of American Magicians Hall of Fame .
William Senior and his wife Geri Larsen founded the magician magazine Genii in 1936 , which William Sr. published until 1953. Bill Jr. and Irene Larsen took over the editorship until 1990, then Dante Larsen took over until 1994. From 1993 together with his half-sister Erika, this took over the publication until 1998. Since 1999 Genii is published by Richard Kaufman.
William Sr. started a Magicians Club in 1952 as a loose association of magicians. Formalized in 1962 by Bill Jr. as the Academy of Magical Arts , this idea of the father was realized together with brother Milt Larsen from 1963 in The Magic Castle in Hollywood .
Milt and Bill Larsen Jr. have had a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (stage category) since 2006 (6931 Hollywood Boulevard) on the occasion of the 50th birthday of It's Magic! .
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- William W. Larsen, Sr.
- Geri Larsen
- Bill Larsen Jr.
- Irene Larsen
- Milt Larsen
- Dante Larsen
- Erika Larsen
- Genii (magazine)
- The Magic Castle website (en)
