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COE NORTON MAGICIAN & ACTOR

MAGICIAN and tv actor

Coe Norton (1912-1998) was an actor, international magician, and teacher. Coe became a world-renowned professional magician after portraying Mandrake the Magician on TV. With his wife, actress Laura Lee, they enjoyed a long and successful career in the theater, television, stage shows, and cruise ships. 

wide ranging influence

"My teacher told me all about Coe, that he was the one to emulate. His stories made me want to be like him, like Coe."  -David Copperfield. 


"Coe was iconic, he embodied the public's   image of the modern magician." -Jeff McBride

VIDEO COLLECTION AND BOOK

The Video Collection will have footage from classic television and magic shows. 

The Incredible Coe book will be an  illustrated biography with Coe's teachings and  magic routines.




ABOUT COE NORTON

BIOGRAPHY

MANDRAKE TV SHOW

BIOGRAPHY

Coe's fascinating life story.

VIDEOS

MANDRAKE TV SHOW

BIOGRAPHY

Image of Coe performing Linking Rings in central Park Zoo, 1970s.

Videos from Coe's carreer.

MANDRAKE TV SHOW

MANDRAKE TV SHOW

MANDRAKE TV SHOW

Coe as Mandrake the Magician, 1954.

Mandrake the Magican (1954)

and mini-documentary.

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COMING SOON: THE COE-LLECTION

THE COE NORTON VIDEO COLLECTION

COMING SOON: DVD & DOWNLOAD


Video Collection Includes:   • Coe Norton Documentary

• Mandrake the Magician   • Mandrake Documentary  

• Search for Tomorrow   • Love of Life

• Charmin Commercial   • Seald Sweet Commercial 

• True Story   • Arts The Thing 

Stage, Parlour and Close-Up videos

 • Interviews    • Magic Lecture (audio only)



WORK IN PROGRESS: COE NORTON BIOGRAPHY

The incredible coe international magician and actor

The Incredible Coe book will be a highly detailed,  illustrated biography with Coe's teachings,  techniques,  and magic routines. His fascinating life story is covered: his birth in Tacoma, Wash., his education at Carnegie Tech, his time in the Pacific Navy during WWII,  and his time in Hollywood, which he had to leave due to the Red Scare. He became a college drama professor, then a television star, and did the Mandrake show, which inspired him to do magic professionally, and he became a world-traveling act with his wife, Laura Lee.

The book will also feature a number of Coe's writings and academic viewpoints. Eighteen of his magic routines are explained, from creations of his own to his take on magical classics. It also includes his Magic for Business presentations, his street magic routines,  and a guide to speaking different individual dialects from countries around the world.

 


Enchanting Moments: A Gallery COE NORTON's LIFE & CARREER

Dr. Saint, Jack Gwynne, Ray Gamble (Coe's first mentor), Bess Houdini, Ann Gwynn, Frakson.

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