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There were really a bunch of old, old magic hobbyists at the time, some of them who actually had known [Harry] Houdini. You had to be 14 to go to these meetings, and he snuck me in at 12. It was glorious.
David Copperfield
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David Copperfield
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: September 16
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