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Al Cohen (born 1926) was the owner, and a well-known demonstrator of magic tricks, at Al's Magic Shop in Washington D.C.〔 == Biography == In 1936 at age 10, Al Cohen began working at his father's gift shop in Washington D.C., which would eventually evolve into Al's Magic Shop.〔"Al Cohen: The Best Pitchman in Magic", ''MUM'', June 2013 - p.40.〕 He became a very successful demonstrator for the store, and became widely known among magicians for his abilities at demonstrating magic tricks.〔 Al's Magic Shop had an array of famous customers over the years, who included (in addition to virtually every well-known performing magician at the time who passed through D.C.): George H.W. Bush, Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, Henny Youngman, and Muhammad Ali, among any number of other TV and film celebrities, prominent government officials and politicians, and a variety of other well-known personalities.〔M-U-M, Vol. 103, No. 1, June 2013, "Al Cohen: The Best Pitchman in Magic", by Christian Painter, page 40.〕〔Gingles, J. - "My Secret Hobby & Favorite Escapes (puns intended)", from ''Accidents of Luck - A Personal Memoir'', Washington, DC, 2007.〕 As a performer, Al has played many venues, including among others: four times at the White House, on early Washington TV, and at birthday parties, magic conventions and corporate events.〔Norman Schwarzkopf Obituary - ''Linking Ring'', Vol 93, Number 2 - p. 116, Feb. 2013.〕〔 Al retired from running the shop in 2002, and it was closed in 2004.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Al Cohen (magician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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