latimes.com - 29 days ago
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The performer appeared on many other TV shows, in movies and in Las Vegas.
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Carl Ballantine, the "amazing" comedy magician and character actor who was part of the World War II PT boat crew on the 1960s sitcom "McHale's Navy," has died. He was 92.
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Carl Ballantine, an ‘amazing’ comedy magician and ‘McHale’s Navy’ co-star, has died
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... talk shows. He was one of the first magicians to poke fun of the idea of magic, and jokingly give away some of the secrets of magic tricks as he performed them. He kept up a steady stream of funny, self-deprecating patter as he did so. Check out this clip (pardon the poor quality):“Aw, this takes a lot out of an artist. Of course, it doesn’t bother me too much.” Great stuff. Ballantine had a big influence on Steve Martin, who also began his career as a comic magician. Martin told The Los Angeles Times , “Carl Ballantine influenced not only myself but a generation of ...
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