Frederick Braue

Frederick Braue
Born	March 9, 1906 Alameda, California
Died	July 3, 1962 (1962-07-04) (aged 56)
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	close up magician, journalist
Known for	sleight of hand, card magic

Frederick Braue [pronounced BROW-ee] (March 9, 1906 – July 3, 1962) was an American journalist notable for his contribution to the field of card magic. He was a semi-professional magician, specializing in card magic, of which he was a master.

Career

In the 1940s, Frederick Braue edited a children's page, called Aunt Elsie's Page, for the Oakland Tribune newspaper.

Magic

Braue co-authored several books with Jean Hugard, including Expert Card Technique and Royal Road to Card Magic. As Braue and Hugard lived on opposite sides of the America, they wrote their books via correspondence.

Frederick Braue contributed to many magazines including a column in Hugard's Magic Monthly, which he edited from 1959 to 1962. He also invented numerous card sleights and effects including:

• Braue Reversal which is a method for reversing a card in the deck in the course of a cutting action.
• Braue Addition
• Rear Palm (in 1935)
• Homing Card

Published works

In collaboration with Jean Hugard:

• Expert Card Technique (1940)
• Miracle Methods N° 1 : Stripper Deck (1941)
• Miracle methods N° 2 : Gambling (1942)
• Miracle Methods N° 3 : Prepared Cards (1942)
• Miracle Methods N° 4 : Tricks and Sleights (1943)
• The Invisible Pass (1946)
• Showtoppers with Cards (1948)
• Royal Road to Card Magic (1949)
• Fred Braue On False Deals (1978)

External links

• See more about Fred Braue at MagicPedia, the free online Magic encyclopedia.
• Frederick Braue (Open Library)