But Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin’s most intriguing feat of magic may have taken place after he retired from the stage. Often called “the father of modern magic,” this 19th-century French watchmaker turned illusionist was a European sensation, the first person to prove that magic could succeed as a form of theater entertainment. Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (1805–1871) Robert-Houdin (Apic/Getty Images) Although historians have generally dismissed Maskelyne’s claims, he wasn’t the only magician drafted into war efforts. The movie is based on David Fisher’s 2004 biography, which portrayed Maskelyne and his special unit creating fake tank units and a dummy harbor base-even camouflaging the Suez Canal-to fool Nazi forces in North Africa. How Magicians Became the Great Deceivers of War CloseĬurrently filming in England, the motion picture War Magician will star Benedict Cumberbatch as Jasper Maskelyne, a British illusionist who claimed to have changed the course of World War II.
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