Walter Sperling (Author)

Walter Sperling (born April 25, 1897 in Elbing , † October 28, 1975 in Bad Tölz ) was a German author and graphic artist .

Life

Walter Sperling grew up in Elbing. After his school days he worked and lived in Gdansk. After the end of the Second World War he lived in Bad Tölz ( Bavaria ). He was the author of several books (novels, instructions for magic, drawing, caricaturing, watercolor painting), graphic artist and magician. At the beginning of his career, his pseudonym was HW Tagrey.

Works

• The colorful sparrow , 1939
• A thousand little miracles , 1939
• All sorts of strange gimmicks , 1940
• To you and you with numbers , 1948
• Hexed Vest Pocket, Die , 1948
• Amusing pastime , 1949
• Hocus pocus fidibus , 1951
• Curious Hobby Horse, Das , 1952
• Nice games , 1954
• I'll show you something! , 1955
• Hocus pocus fidibus , 1956
• Faxenbuch, Das , 1957
• I draw caricatures , 1957
• Christmas craft book, Das , 1957
• We make Varieté A manual for event managers and participants in colorful programs , Dr. Heinrich Buchner Verlag, Munich 1957
• Rendezvous with patience , 1958
• Learning to solve puzzles , 1960
• I'm learning to do magic , 1960
• Magic Box, The , 1960
• Curious gimmicks , 1961
• Patience and puzzles , 1963
• Magic with Cards , 1963
• Faxing Fez and Sorcery , 1965
• Boredom written in lower case , 1965
• Ninety-nine Advent stars , 1966
• Test matches , 1968
• Works and games for Easter , 1968
• Shadow of Erasmus Habedank, Der , o.A. (1951)

Awards

In 1942 he was awarded the Max Halbe Prize of the City of Danzig.