Full Name Frank Garcia Name Frank Garcia Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Nationality American Cause of death natural causes Role Magician | |
Occupation Magician, performer, teacher, author Spouse(s) Betty Lou Field-Garcia (Moss) Died July 15, 1993, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States Books Magic with Cards: 113 Easy-to-perform Miracles with an Ordinary Deck of Cards | ||
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Frank Garcia (May 8, 1927 – July 15, 1993) was a magician and professional gambler. He was known as "The Man With The Million Dollar Hands." His specialty was gambling scams and cheating.
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The son of Spanish immigrants, he decided to become a magician after seeing a performance of David "Fu Manchu" Bamberg.
As "The Gambling Investigator" he demonstrated and exposed cheating methods at trade shows and to law enforcement organizations throughout the United States and on television shows. Frank Garcia wrote and lectured about the subject throughout his life.
Garcia made "close-up" work his domain. His repertory of card manipulations, sponge-ball magic, cups and balls, and sleight-of-hand was highly regarded by his peers.
Published works
Garcia wrote 12 books in his life. The books were written about card cheating, gambling, and most especially close-up card magic. Some of his magic books are considered collectors items. His most famous books were:
Death
Frank died at age 66 on July 15, 1993 from a stroke in his apartment right before he was going to move in with his wife for the first time. His wife, Betty Moss, now lives alone with her son.