Full Name | Harry Bouton Blackstone (born Henry Boughton) |
Date of Birth | September 27, 1885 |
Place of Birth | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Date of Death | November 16, 1965 |
Place of Death | Hollywood, California, U.S. |
Other Names | Harry Bouton; Harry Bouton Blackstone |
Occupation | Magician |
Children | Harry Blackstone Jr. |
Net Worth | (will be updated soon) |
Notable Achievements | – Famed stage magician and illusionist of the 20th century |
| – Popular as a USO entertainer during World War II |
| – Often billed as The Great Blackstone |
Performance Style | – Modeled after courtly and elegant magicians like Howard Thurston and Harry Kellar |
| – Customarily wore white tie and tails during performances |
| – Traveled with large illusions and a sizable cast of uniformed male and female assistants |
Notable Illusions | – Kellar Levitation (The Dream of Princess Karnac) |
| – Sawing a woman in half |
| – Vanishing birdcage |
| – The Enchanted Garden |
| – The Floating Light Bulb |
Notable Residence | – Lived on an island he called Blackstone Island near Colon, Michigan |
| – Briefly co-owned the Blackstone Magic Company in Colon, Michigan, with Percy Abbott |
| – Blackstone Island was known for its association with magic, and Percy Abbott later restarted his own magic manufacturing business there as Abbott’s Magic Novelty Company |