Cheryl Young-Deknatel, age 1, visiting with John and Hanna McManus at their country home in New York in 1950.
John and Hanna were magic collecting partners with Morris and Chesley Young. Their combined collections formed the McManus-Young Collection in the rare books division of the Library of Congress, complimenting the Library's Houdini Collection. https://www.loc.gov/rr/rarebook/coll/154.html
The new edition scheduled for release in March 2023 will have a forward written by Gabe Fajuri.
In 1976 our cousin Winifred was to be presented by Walter Gibson at the Sons of the American Revolution Debutant Ball in Manhattan. Unfortunately Walter was ill so our dad called Milbourne (knowing he already had the proper attire) and Milbourne came to the rescue! Note: Aside from being one of the most accomplished magicians of the period, Milbourne was also a past President of the Society of American Magicians.
