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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 ...

    • Sleight of hand, card tricks, history of magic
    • Richard Jay Potash, June 26, 1946, New York City, U.S.
    • Magician, actor, writer
  2. 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 ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. 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 ...

    • Dan Barry
  5. Nov 26, 2018 · Jay frequently worked with the playwright David Mamet, who produced his one-man show “Ricky Jay & His 52 Assistants.” That sold out all its New York City performances and won an Obie Award for off-Broadway theater productions. A later Mamet-produced off-Broadway show, “Ricky Jay: On the Stem,” played to packed houses for six months.

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  7. Nov 25, 2018 · Ricky Jay, a master magician who also acted in films and TV shows such as "Boogie Nights" and "Deadwood," died of natural causes in Los Angeles. He was known for his sleight of hand, card tricks and memory feats, and his collaboration with David Mamet and Steve Martin.

  8. Nov 30, 2018 · BIANCULLI: Ricky Jay speaking with Terry Gross in 1998 at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco. He died last Saturday at the age of 72. Coming up after a break, knife swallowers, carney performers ...

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