Joe Berg

Joe Berg (1903–1984)[1] was a professional magician and magic dealer who lived and worked in Chicago, Illinois and Hollywood, California.

[2] Berg was born in Pinsk, Russian Empire (now Belarus) and immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1914.

[2] He supplied magic effects and props to such noteworthy entertainers as Harry Houdini, Harry Blackstone Sr.[1] and Howard Thurston[3] among others, and self-published books on magic.

His brother, Hy Berg (1908-1982), was also a magician.

[4] On the autobiographical section of his web site, the semi-professional magician, Manyfingers Hostetler comments about visiting Joe's shop in California during the 1960s.