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Podcast: The Talk Magic Podcast With Craig Petty
Episode: Chris North - The Original King Of TV Talent Shows Talks Illusions, Career & More | Talk Magic Podcast With Craig Petty #138
Description: Chris North was born in 1948 and moved to East Anglia at a young age. While working at a holiday camp as a photographer in 1966 Chris started watching the magicians who were performing shows for the children.
He believed he could do a better job so started work on a semi-professional basis, initially performing for children but later doing shows for the adult audience too.
In the early 1970s he was joined by assistant Lynn and, under the guidance of Anglia Agent Chic Applin, they worked the holiday centres of the East Coast performing their very slick i...