Bert Douglas:
A Family Remembers
Several were devoted to collections of patter, including one for Dell O’Dell, one of the few women magicians of the period.
He created dozens of tricks which were purchased and marketed by various magic dealers. His real passion was the creation/invention of new tricks.
An editorial in Sphinx magazine declared, "To my mind four of the greatest modern creators of magical effects are Charles Waller of Australia; G.W. Hunter of England; J.F. Grant of U.S.; and Bert Douglas of Canada. Their effects are to be found in great profusion and are worthy of great merit."
In latter years of his life, Bert Douglas developed a series of tricks designed for talks/workshops on the subject of workshop safety called "The Magic of Safety". Several articles on the programme were published in 1967-69 in New Tops and Genii. In the 1940's he invented the game of Pic-O which was sold to and marketed by the Copp-Clark Co.
From the mid-20's onward he became well known in magical circles in Toronto and, through his writings, in Britain and the United States.
He was an avid reader of magic magazines as his subscription list indicated, and exchanged them widely with his magic "buddies".
In a period of some fifty years, Bert Douglas made over two hundred contributions to English and American magic magazines. In addition, he was the author of sixteen books reflecting his wide range of magic interests.
Magic Writer
Dell O’Dell
See bibliography of Bert Douglas publications.
