Posts Tagged ‘Mentalism’

Sad News: Ted Lesley Passes

Ted Lesley was an innovator in so many aspects of our magicial arts. He was an inventor and visionary. His obituary will be written and re-written on other sites and each will no doubt give a different perspective on this great mind and incredible performer. Several message boards carried posts notifying the magic public of Mr. Lesley's passing yesterday around noon in an extended care home in Berlin, Germany. Mr. Lesley was born in Dueren, Germany August 1, 1937. He fell in love with (or at least was smitten by) magic when a school teacher showed the young man an effect. He considered magic as a profession but his parents suggested he look a "real profession."

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Mentalist’s Death Ruled Accidental

His last performance was for Sting. In July, Jason Scott Ogilvie better known as Jason Scott died in his Summerlin, Nevada home. The young man’s cause of death was a mystery for months until Clark County Coroner’s Office ruled it was an accident caused by the mixing of OxyContin and alcohol. Mr. Scott’s mother, Peggy Santana of Redding, Calif., spoke with Norm Clarke of The Las Vegas Review-Journal about the Coroner’s report and the events leading up to her son’s passing.

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