1. David Berglas was a German-born British magician and mentalist.
14 Facts About David Berglas
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David Berglas was one of the first magicians to appear on UK television.
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David Berglas was Jewish, and escaped to Britain from Nazi Germany, aged 11.
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David Berglas was accepted into the Intelligence Service of the US Army, serving an 'adventure filled' 18 months at the end of World War II.
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David Berglas then attended Bradford Technical College to study textiles with a view of joining his family business based in Wyke, a village in Bradford.
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David Berglas first became interested in magic in 1947, through a chance meeting with magician Ken Brooke.
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David Berglas died on 3 November 2023 in London, at the age of 97.
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The Award Committee had led David Berglas to believe that the award was being presented to Dynamo, who after receiving it used sleight-of-hand to change the engraved name on the award to David Berglas's and presented it to him instead.
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David Berglas was involved with films, acting as a creative consultant and technical advisor, including:.
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David Berglas conducted what he called "Nationwide Psychological Experiments", involving millions of listeners in their homes.
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David Berglas appeared on sound radio, on and off, for about 17 years, and when commercial radio first started he had a regular phone-in programme, late at night on LBC, which started in 1973.
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David Berglas was one of the first magicians to appear on British television with his own show.
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Commercial television started in the UK in September 1955 and the first ever series was presented by David Berglas on Associated Rediffusion called Focus on Hocus.
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That year, David Berglas provided the foreword to Dunninger Knows, by Joe Atmore.