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 No, I didn't mean point me at a biographical article (though that would be good too).  I mean answer right here on the discussion page:  What town were you born in?  Which schools did you go to?  Also, regarding ""over the top"", I disagree  I think the article could do with quite a bit more expansion, as could the articles of the other individuals you mentioned.  As for ""greatest living magicians"", I have to admit I'd never heard those names.  How are you judging that, say, Max Maven is better than a David Copperfield?  Is it by awards, industry press, or just personal opinion of their technique?   "