Herbert Gershen Zarrow[1] (November 4, 1925 – May 11, 2008) was an American magician influential in the profession for his inventions of unique sleight of hand and card tricks.
The inventor of the Zarrow shuffle, his skills were held in the highest regard in professional magicians' circles.
[2] His obituary noted that he had been married for 57 years to Phyllis Roemer Zarrow, and they had two children.
[3] He was also a member of B'nai B'rith, and resided in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, at the time of his death.
[4][5][6][7] Zarrow appeared on the cover of April 2001 issue of The Linking Ring after being honored at the 2001 annual Fechter's Finger flicking Frolic convention of close up magicians for a lifetime of contributions and achievements.