Lou Lancaster

His 1984 book Tricks Of The Trade: A Professional Looks at Commercial Closeup Magic OCLC 12995877 [edited by Phyllis Guggenheim; photos by Lancaster & Guggenheim] explained many techniques of close-up magic, and he appeared in several instructional videos produced by the International Magicians Society.

The August 2005 issue of The Linking Ring featured a cover story on Lancaster and his innovations.

Lancaster performed at the Magic Castle eighteen times, with multiple engagements throughout Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe, San Francisco, Sacramento, and the Catskills.

When in New York he worked at the famous Magic Towne House headed up by Dorothy Dietrich and Dick Brooks.

She holds the record for the highest stationary escape by a woman from a straitjacket while hanging from a burning rope.