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{{Infobox_Person
| Name = Frank Garcia
| Background = [[close up magician]]
| Birth_name = Frank Garcia
| nationality = [[American]]
| known_for = [[sleight of Hand]], [[card magic]]
| Alias =Frank Garcia
| Born = {{birth date and age|1927|05|08|df=y}}<br>[[New York]], [[New York]]
| DateOfDeath = {{Dda|1993|07|15|1993|9|11}}
| Occupation = [[Magician]]
| birth_place = [[New York]], [[New York]], [[USA]] {{flagicon|New York}} Born May 08, 1927
| death_cause = natural causes
| occupation = magician, performer, teacher
| death_date = [[July]] 15, [[1993]]
}}

== ”’History”’ ==

Frank Garcia ([[May]] 8, [[1927]] – [[July 15]], 1993) was a very popular [[magician]] who was known as ‘The Man With The Million Dollar Hands.’ His specialty was [[gambling]] [[scams]] and [[cheating]].<br /><br />

Son of [[Spanish]] [[immigrants]]. He decided to become a magician after seeing a performance of [[Fu Manchu]] (David Bamberg). <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.magicnook.com/forum/bioFG.htm |title=Biographies Page F-G}}</ref><br /><br />

As ‘The Gambling Investigator’ he demonstrated and [[exposed]] cheating methods at [[trade shows]] and to [[law enforcement]] organizations throughout the [[United States]] and on [[television]] shows. Frank Garcia wrote and lectured about the subject throughout his life.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cardcheaters.com/garcia-frank.htm |title=Frank Garcia – CardCheater.com}}</ref><br /><br />

Frank Garcia made ‘close-up’ work his domain. His repertory of card manipulations, sponge-ball magic, cups and balls, and sleight-of-hand was highly regarded by his peers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CEFDD1E31F933A15754C0A965958260 |title=A Master Magician Who Aided the Police}}</ref><br /><br />

== ”’Published Works”’ ==
* Marked Cards And Loaded Dice ([[1962]]) which was later released as How To Detect Crooked Gambling ([[1977]])
* All In A Nutshell ([[1974]])
* Don’t Bet On It ! ([[1978]])

== ”’See also”’ ==
*[[List of magicians]]
*[[Magicians]]
*[[Card magic]]
*[[sleight of hand]]

== ”’External Links”’ ==
*[http://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php/Frank_Garcia Frank Garcia MagicPedia entry]
*[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k1eCcwA1sOXjhmJyyR Frank Garcia performing the Three Shell game]
*[http://www.magicnook.com/forum/bioFG.htm Frank Garcia short biography]
*[http://www.magictricks.com/bios/whoswho-s.htm Who’s who in magic history]
*[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CEFDD1E31F933A15754C0A965958260 Frank Garcia Obituary – New York Times]

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