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Demonic figures and occult themes have disappeared from modern magic.
David Copperfield
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David Copperfield
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: September 16
Entertainer
Film Actor
Hypnotist
Illusionist
Stunt Performer
Writer
Metuchen
New Jersey
David Seth Kotkin
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Themes
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I used to fly around the stage without strings or camera tricks. That took seven years to create.
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