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By Wayne Kawamoto, About.com Guide to Magic & Illusion since 2005

Billy McComb, April 22, 1922 - April 30, 2006

Monday May 22, 2006
This obituary discusses the career of Billy McComb who is described as “one of the world’s top cabaret magicians, a brilliant, inventive performer who was known for his stylish presentation and off-beat comedy patter.” McComb was also known as “the Encyclopaedia Britannica of magic” and was named by Magic Magazine as one of the 100 most influential magicians of the 20th century.

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