Broadsides and playbills from the collection of Ricky Jay

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Broadsides and playbills from the collection of Ricky Jay

1785-1870

https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/24/resources/12248

Broadsides and playbills from the collection of American magician, actor, and writer, Ricky Jay.

.1 linear feet (2 boxes, 4 folders, and 1 volume)

eng, Latn

Houghton Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11674155

Houghton Library

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Jay, Ricky, 1946-2018

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Richard Jay Potash was an American stage magician, actor and writer. In addition to sleight of hand, he was known for his card tricks, card throwing, memory feats, and stage patter. He also wrote extensively on magic and its history. Jay was born in the New York City borough of Brooklyn to Shirley (Katz) and Samuel Potash.[1] A member of a middle-class Jewish family, he grew up in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Jay first performed in public at the age of seven, in 1953, when he appeared on the tel...