25-500: Magic Box may refer to: Arts, entertainment, media [ edit ] David Nixon's Magic Box , a 1970s stage magic show Games [ edit ] Magic Boxes (game), 1989 videogame by John Romero The Magic Box (expansion), an expansion to the game Buffy the Vampire Slayer Roleplaying Game magic boxes, the mystery prize boxes used in
50-569: A 1998 song by Laurie Berkner off the record Buzz, Buzz Devices [ edit ] black box or magic box; a device that produces outputs from inputs magically, but whose operation is unkown DNA magic box , a machine that performs rapid DNA chemical analysis television or magic box computer or magic box Places [ edit ] Caja Mágica (Spanish: Magic Box ), Manzanares Park Tennis Center, Madrid, Spain The Magic Box, Academy Cinema, Bristol , England, UK;
75-408: A 1999 film directed by Brett Leonard The Magic Box: The Films of Shirley Clarke. 1927-1986 , a boxset of the short films of Shirley Clarke Albums [ edit ] Magic Box (The Loved Ones album) , 1967 Magic Box (Bel Canto album) , 1996 Magic Box , a 2006 live album featuring Luther Kent Songs [ edit ] "Magic Boxes (White Man's Dreaming)", 1997 track from
100-509: A Clue , also broadcast on ITV on 27 March 1979. Among Nixon's lesser known activities was his involvement in backing the development and manufacture of the Mellotron , an electro-mechanical musical instrument, and the company Mellotronics. He appeared in a 1965 Pathé newsreel feature to demonstrate the instrument. Nixon died of lung cancer in Surrey in 1978. He was a heavy smoker and
125-547: A Slip . He was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1973 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at the Magic Circle Headquarters in London. He then presented an episode of the programme the following year, in which the subject was the series' regular British host, Eamonn Andrews. A keen chess player, Nixon presented Checkmate , an ATV series teaching the basics of the game. Alongside his skills as
150-483: A car crash in 1956, the year after the birth of their son Nicholas. Nixon remarried in 1961 to Vivienne Nichols, the step-daughter of the bandleader Eric Robinson . The couple had a daughter, Mandy (Amanda E Nixon), in 1961. Caja M%C3%A1gica Caja Mágica ( pronounced [ˈkaxa ˈmaxika] ; Spanish for 'Magic Box'), also known as the Manzanares Park Tennis Center ,
175-806: A former bar Fictional locations [ edit ] The Magic Box, a store from the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 5 People [ edit ] Gianfranco Zola (born 1966), soccer player nicknamed "Magic Box" Magic Box, an Italian singer who performed the 2003 song " If You... " Other uses [ edit ] a box used in stage magic See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "magic box" or "magic boxes" on Misplaced Pages. All pages with titles beginning with Magic Box All pages with titles containing Magic Box Magic (disambiguation) Box (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
200-703: A front line role as a result of suffering from pneumonia when he was a teenager. In summer 1946, after leaving ENSA, he joined the Fol de Rols, a touring variety troupe based in Scarborough and in addition to his conjuring act he acted as compere in their shows. In July 1948, he was in the cast of the "Out of the Blue" revue at the Spa Theatre, Scarborough and he was joined on stage by the actor and comedian Norman Wisdom , who wreaked havoc with his act. The partnership
225-594: A job with the Henley Telegraph , the in-house magazine of the W. T. Henley Telegraph company, a publication which had been founded by Alfred Hitchcock . In 1938 he joined The Magic Circle . He also became an accomplished double bass player and performed with a local band. With the advent of the Second World War , Nixon joined ENSA , the organisation that was set up to provide entertainment for British troops. He had been prevented from serving in
250-534: A magician, Nixon liked to use television technology for humour and entertainment. In the 1970s, when the technology of colour separation overlay became available, he developed a way to interact with a recording of himself apparently on the other side of a mirror. Not only was the conversation perfectly coordinated, he also used sleight-of-hand to appear to pass objects back and forth to himself. David Nixon has been recognised as an influence on future UK magicians as diverse as Wayne Dobson and Jerry Sadowitz . With
275-531: A rich and mellow speaking voice, Nixon was in demand as a compere and narrator; he was a narrator in the show Emil and the Detectives , at the Mermaid Theatre , London. David Nixon made his final television appearances posthumously, as a guest on Basil Brush's Magical Christmas , broadcast on BBC1 on 23 December 1978, Celebrity Squares , broadcast on ITV on 24 February 1979 and on Give Us
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#1732780362747300-462: A sports venue that houses three arenas. The center clay court, with a maximum capacity for 12,442 spectators, is officially named Estadio Manolo Santana . The second largest court is called Estadio Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and has 3,194 seats alongside a third smaller court for 2,730 spectators. All courts have an individual adjustable roof that can be moved into several different positions, opened or completely closed if necessary. The sports complex
325-618: Is a multi-purpose stadium located in Madrid , Spain . Since 2009, it has been the home of the Madrid Open tennis tournament. There are three courts under the one structure, and a series of retractable roofs. The seating capacity of Courts 1 and 2 would have been increased if Madrid's bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics had been successful. The main building of the complex is the Edificio Madrid Caja Mágica ,
350-708: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages David Nixon%27s Magic Box David Porter Nixon (29 December 1919 – 1 December 1978) was an English magician and television personality. At the height of his career, Nixon was among the best-known magicians in the UK. Born in Muswell Hill , London, Nixon attended the Westcliff High School for Boys in Westcliff-on-Sea , Essex . His father
375-482: The 1950s. His magic shows included Trix n Nixon (1962) Tonight with David Nixon (1969), David Nixon's Magic Box (1970-71) and The David Nixon Show (1972-77) as well as David Nixon's Christmas Magic (1974) that featured a classic magic trick where Lynsey de Paul appeared to disappear from a glass casket while leaving behind a still warm dress. He also appeared as a panelist in the BBC radio comedy panel game, Many
400-474: The United Kingdom "A Magic Box", season 1 episode of Grami's Circus Show "The Magic Box", 2018 season 1 episode of Single Parents (TV series) 'Magic Box', a challenge in the reality TV game show Endurance (TV series) Film [ edit ] The Magic Box , a 1951 British movie The Magic Box (2002 film) , a Tunisian drama film Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box ,
425-462: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Magic Box . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Magic_Box&oldid=1254244963 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Spanish-language text Short description
450-440: The soundtrack album Oscar and Lucinda: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for the film Oscar and Lucinda (film) "Magic Box" (The Loved Ones song), 1967 title track by The Loved Ones off the eponymous album Magic Box "Magic Box I" (Bel Canto song), 1996 song by Bel Canto off the album Magic Box "Magic Box II" (Bel Canto song), 1996 song by Bel Canto off the album Magic Box "Magic Box" (Laurie Berkner song),
475-594: The television quiz show What's My Line? , appearing in 150 editions between 1954 and 1963. He presented series such as the British version of Candid Camera , Comedy Bandbox (1962) (later David Nixon's Comedy Bandbox (1966) and was Basil Brush 's first partner. Nixon was in demand for private society parties and frequently performed at the soirees of Mayfair hostess, Dorothy Hartman, owner of Lendrum & Hartman Limited , in Berkeley House, Hay Hill in
500-476: The videogame Fantage Television [ edit ] Star TV (Turkish TV channel) , formerly "Magic Box" 'Magic Box', a programming block on TNT (American TV network) The Magic Box (TV show), a 1990s TV show on The Learning Channel The Magic Box (TV series), a 2000s TV show on CTV; see List of programs broadcast by CTV and CTV 2 "The Magic Box", a 2012 TV special on UTV and BBC One Northern Ireland; see Analogue terrestrial television in
525-410: Was a lawyer whose hobby was magic and who took Nixon to watch performers such as Nevil Maskelyne and David Devant . One magician who made an early impression on the young boy was Stanley Collins, who had a gentlemanly image which influenced Nixon's later performing style. Nixon started performing magic himself after an aunt bought him an Ernest Sewell Magic Box for Christmas. On leaving school he gained
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#1732780362747550-539: Was a success and the two men subsequently appeared at the London Casino in September 1948. In addition to his magic act, Nixon sang, danced and worked front of house. In 1947, he married a singer named Margaret Burton . The same year he gained his first opportunity on television in a show called Café Continental . Nixon's big break came in 1954 when he was invited to be a panelist on the British version of
575-404: Was designed by French architect Dominique Perrault . The main materials used in the cubic-shaped building are steel, aluminum, concrete and glass. Initially budgeted for 120 million euros, the total construction bill amounted to 294 million euros. Also part of the complex is an elongated building with eleven tennis courts and an outdoor facility with sixteen courts. It
600-414: Was first found to have cancer in 1976. He underwent treatment, which appeared to have been successful, but the disease returned a couple of years later and he died just short of his 59th birthday. Nixon married Margaret Burton in 1947; the couple divorced in 1952. Later the same year, Nixon married his second wife, Paula Marshall (Pauline E. Youngs), who worked with him in his act. Paula died aged 28 in
625-525: Was opened by a concert of singer Lenny Kravitz on 8 May, 2009. In the 2010–11 season, it was the home stadium for the Real Madrid basketball team. In January 2013, it was the Madrid venue for the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship . It can also be used for concerts and shows. It was the venue for the 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards held on 7 November of that year. On 10 May 2024, Caja Mágica
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