Saturday, July 8, 2023

Guess who's getting a Milbourne Christopher Award?

The 2023 Milbourne Christopher Awards have been announced and I'm thrilled to be receiving the Ambassador of Magic Award. Milbourne Christopher has been a lifelong hero and role model and to receive this award from The Milbourne Christopher Foundation is a huge honor.

Here's a list of the 2023 honorees:
Illusionist Award - Jason Bishop
Close-Up Award - Bernardo Sedlacek
Mentalist Award - Brian Curry
Ambassador of Magic Award - John Cox
Literary Award - Jim Hagy
Masters Award - Paul Lembo
Lifetime Achievement Award - Craig Diamond

The awards ceremony will be held at 6:00 PM on September 16, 2023 at the Garde Arts Center, 325 State Street, New London, Connecticut. The evening begins with a reception featuring fine hors d'oeuvres and complimentary wine followed by the presentation of the 2023 Christopher Foundation Awards. Festivities continue with a performance by Tim Wright as Skilldini.

To attend, please RSVP David Haversat at Haversat@gmail.com. Tickets are $20.00 per person. Checks should be made out to THE MILBOURNE CHRISTOPHER FOUNDATION and mailed to David Haversat, PO Box 487, Oxford, CT 06478.

Hope to see you there!


The Milbourne Christopher Foundation was established by Maurine Christopher in 1989, and was created to perpetuate the memory of her husband and his lifelong interest in encouraging excellence, originality, and leadership in the art of magic. The award categories reflect Milbourne Christopher’s own diversified career.
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21 comments:

  1. Joe M NotaroJuly 8, 2023 at 1:52 PM

    That is an incredible honor that is well deserved! Congratulations John!!

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  2. Jeff BloodJuly 8, 2023 at 2:28 PM

    You do so much to help people learn about Houdini and learn about magic this is truly a well deserved honor. Congratulations!

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  3. Leo HeviaJuly 8, 2023 at 4:55 PM

    Congratulations! The world's leading scholar on Houdini deserves this recognition!

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    1. John CoxJuly 9, 2023 at 8:46 AM

      Not sure I'd call myself that, but I'll let you do it! :)

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    2. Leo HeviaJuly 9, 2023 at 10:37 AM

      An invitation DC to conduct HH research and organize library materials was the nail in the packing case. You can no longer escape that title.

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    3. John CoxJuly 9, 2023 at 10:43 AM

      The nail in my packing case. Haha. I love that. :)

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  4. NarinderJuly 9, 2023 at 1:22 AM

    A truly well deserved honour. Congratulations.

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  5. Joe FoxJuly 9, 2023 at 9:45 AM

    Being that Mil. Christopher was THE Houdini historian of our generation (children of the 60's)...this just might be the proudest honor that you've ever received, to date. Congratulations!

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    1. John CoxJuly 9, 2023 at 9:54 AM

      He's truly is a hero and guide so, yes, a super duper honor. Now I just have to live up to it! :)

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  6. StevenMedwetzJuly 9, 2023 at 11:41 AM

    Congratulations John. Doing a little 'google' research (one of the founding members of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry) I found it interesting on a day the NY Times put a picture of a bent spoon on the front page of their business section.

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  7. AnonymousJuly 9, 2023 at 1:00 PM

    Big Congratulations John!! Well deserved!!

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  8. AnonymousJuly 9, 2023 at 1:19 PM

    Extremely well deserved! Congratulations!!!! Perry from NJ.

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  9. AnonymousJuly 9, 2023 at 4:48 PM

    And to think I've been there since the beginning. Congratulations my friend.

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2023 at 10:22 AM

    I'm a bit late, but congratulations John!
    Well deserved!

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