| Full Name | David Frederick Wingfield Verner |
| Stage Name | Dai Vernon (pronounced alternatively as “DIE” or as “DAY” as in David), also known as The Professor |
| Date of Birth | June 11, 1894 |
| Place of Birth | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Date of Death | August 21, 1992 |
| Place of Death | Ramona, California, U.S. |
| Other Names | The Professor |
| Alma Mater | Royal Military College of Canada |
| Occupation | Magician, author, silhouettist |
| Employer | Magic Castle |
| Spouse | Eugenie “Jeanne” Hayes (married in 1924) |
| Children | 2 |
| Net Worth | (will be updated soon) |
| Notable Contributions | – Known for his sleight-of-hand technique and knowledge, particularly with card tricks and close-up magic |
| – Mentor to many fellow magicians |
| – Worked and lived at the Magic Castle, an exclusive specialty nightclub in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, from 1963 until his last decades |
| – Retired officially from performing in 1990 at the age of 96 |
| Early Influence | – Learned his first trick from his father at age seven |
| – Fell in love with magic after seeing a magic show at age seven |
| – Owned an early edition of The Expert at the Card Table by S. W. Erdnase |
| – Memorized the contents of The Expert at the Card Table by the time he was 13 |
| – Engaged in a memorable encounter with fellow young magician Cliff Green, demonstrating his skill with card magic at a young age |
| Notable Mentors and Peers | – Clyde Powers, Dr. James William Elliott, Nate Leipzig, Harry Kellar |
| Origin of Stage Name “Dai” | – Adopted the name “Dai” after a newspaper used the abbreviation in place of “David,” the Welsh nickname for David |
| – Also influenced by the surname “Vernon” of a popular ice skater; Americans mistook his last name to be the same as the ice skater’s, leading him to adopt “Vernon” as well |
