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Ricky Jay. Richard Jay Potash (June 26, 1946 – November 24, 2018) [1] was an American stage magician, actor and writer. In a 1993 profile for The New Yorker, Mark Singer called Jay "perhaps the most gifted sleight of hand artist alive". [2] In addition to sleight of hand, he was known for his card tricks, card throwing, memory feats, and ...
Nov 25, 2018 · Nov. 25, 2018. Ricky Jay, the master-showman magician, actor, scholar, special effects consultant and author who was called “the most gifted sleight-of-hand artist alive” by writers for the ...
Ricky Jay (1946-2018) was a versatile performer who appeared in films by David Mamet and Paul Thomas Anderson, and wrote and performed his own magic shows. He was known for his card throwing skills and his role as Burt Ramsey in Magnolia (1999).
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Nov 26, 2018 · CNN —. Actor and magician Ricky Jay died from natural causes in his Los Angeles home, longtime manager Winston Simone said Sunday. Jay was 72. Jay, who died Saturday, appeared in the movie ...
Nov 24, 2018 · Ricky Jay, one of the most compelling figures in magic, died Saturday in Los Angeles of natural causes, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. He was 70. He was 70. “He was one of a kind.
Nov 25, 2018 · American magician and actor Ricky Jay has died of natural causes in Los Angeles, his manager has confirmed. A 1993 profile of Jay in the New Yorker described him as "perhaps the most gifted ...
Oct 19, 2021 · When Jay died, at 72, in 2018, he left a body of work rooted in sleight of hand, scholarly cant and wonder, shared over a half-century on stage (including “Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants ...
