#Annemann the jinx professional#

The generations of magicians and mentalists that have benefited from Annemann's creative genius and literary legacy still owe a debt of gratitude to his mother.Īs a teenager, Annemann began performing magic around Waverly.

This setback didn't stop Annemann from pursuing his passion and about 15 years later he sent his mother a bound copy with the first 50 issues of THE JINX with a note stating after she burned his magic books in the furnace, it made him try to 'write one' for himself! His mother was so concerned by his obsession with magic and lack of interest in getting a formal education that she burned all of his magic books one day. 'Ted' Annemann was fascinated by magic at the age of 10 when a school friend showed him the 'Ball and Vase Trick.' Ted was hooked and studied the art day and night. Flavilla, Theodore's Mother, soon remarried to Stanley Anneman. Theodore Annemann was born Theodore John Squires in 1907 in East Waverly, New York.Īt two years old, Theodore's father Fred Squires, left him and his family.

In 1930, he added the extra 'n' to the end of last name - the spelling with which magicians are now familiar. 'Theo.' took on his step-father's last name and became, Theo. He was a giant in the art of mentalism and was a specialist in telepathy, clairvoyance, divination, precognition, mind control, memory feats and rapid mathematics. Theodore Annemann possessed the uncanny ability to demonstrate mental or intuitive abilities.

#Annemann the jinx professional#

Theodore Annemann was a revolutionary giant in the field of mind reading and psychic performance, publishing over a dozen books, thousands of articles, and an infamous, long-running professional magazine, 'The Jinx'