Ben Robinson is an award-winning writer and historian who has written for TV, books for magicians, the chronicle of his trek to the base camp of Mt. Everest and a forth-coming book on psychic phenomena. He wrote and sculpted the concept for the nationally recognized "centennial midway" at Kennywood Park (PA) for the 1998 season. He has also written scripts for ventriloquists, magicians and physical comedians. He is the author of four one-man shows: Out Of Order, After Magic?, Psychodyssey and Time For Magic.

He is the son of Madison Avenue copywriter Edna R. Robinson: architect of the Tylenol "safety seal," inventor of Mr. Bubble, and author of the Oreo cookie TV advertising anthem, "A kid'll eat the middle of an Oreo first, and save the chocolate cookie outside for last," which lasted for 25 years on American TV. Ms. Robinson wrote this in her sleep after observing her 4 yr. old son Ben as the first to unscrew an Oreo and eat the creamy center in the early '60s.

WELCOME TO -- BEN ROBINSON'S SYNCHRONICITY CENTER CLICK ON THE ICON BELOW FOR MANY OF BEN ROBINSON'S WRITINGS ABOUT THE INTERESTING NATURE OF MEANINGFUL COINCIDENCES. CAN SYNCHRONICITY INFLUENCE YOUR LIFE? IS IT A PSYCHIC PEHENOMENON? ARE MIND AND MATTER ONE? These questions and more are answered on his compact disc about synchronicity AVAILABLE FROM THE STORE

As a commercial writer, Ben Robinson is known as a catchy wordsmith who finds compelling stories, distills central images and creates engaging dialogue. In 1986 he wrote and coordinated the cult classic about the bullet-catching stunt, Twelve Have Died, with a foreword by Harry Anderson. This book was immediately reviewed as a ground-breaking piece of scholarship, and one of the first hard-back books dedicated to only one trick. Ben Robinson was fortunate to receive the editorial assistance of Dr. Edwin A. Dawes and Dr. John Nicholls Booth, the most esteemed living magic historians. Four years after the success of Twelve Have Died, Ben Robinson was presented with a literary award by the Milbourne Christopher Foundation for this work. In 1995 he wrote a companion piece to his out-of-print book and received the Leslie R. Guest Award for his continuing scholarship with the history of the stunt which has killed 12 performers since shortly before 1597. In 2008 The International Brotherhood of Magicians has bestowed its highest literary honor, the Howard Bamman trophy to Ben Robinson for his 2007 article: Al Flosso, An American Original Revisited (seen in our Masters Gallery, lower left).  Between June 30 & July 1, 2003 one signed copy of THD sold for $515 on eBay and two others -- unsigned --sold for $545, both to the same buyer! Three copies of this celebrated tome for $1,060! May, 2004, Philadelphia, PA: Ben Robinson adds his signature (and a greater dollar value) to his cult classic, Twelve Have Died, seen in a small portion of the DeSouza Collection after a successful show and lecture for magic enthusiasts. Selected additional writing: Ben Robinson On Synchronicity; Metro-Video Productions, 2001. Historic anecdotes for Micah Lasher's, The Magic of Micah Lasher; Simon & Schuster, 1996. With noted novelist Daniel Stashower, compilation of The Redstone Box of Tricks; a compendium of antique magic gifts, flyers and puzzles, 1995. A history of the vanishing elephant illusion in Paul Osborne's Illusion: the Evolution and Revolution of the Magic Box; Illusion Systems Pub., 1995. The John Booth Index; listing over 10,000 references to the legendary man's life; International Brotherhood of Magicians, 1990. After Magic?; Theatreclub Funambules, New York City, 1989. Out Of Order; The Music Theater Group, Stockbridge, MA, 1988. The best-selling, Mouth Coil Magic; Magic Art Book Co., Watertown, MA, 1987. He has written for magicians' magazines, Movement Theater Quarterly; The Glaucoma Foundation, American Himalayan Foundation, The Joey (magazine of Clowns International), and the Italian Trade Commission among others. Where the Internet truism is that information wants to be free, Prince’s corollary is that music wants to be heard. How much he makes from his various efforts is a closely guarded secret. – The Once and Future Prince, by JON PARELES The New York Times, July 22, 2007 What is the title of this article? It is staring you right in the face, and yet that is where most information lies, and it runs right over you like water over a pebble. Need help? I’ll tell you this: I won’t tell you; that should help. Now that we have our territory defined, let me give you an answer you did not ask for. Secrets are a paradox. More With 2000 Edgar Award winner, Daniel Stashower   With Dr. John N. Booth (C) and world-champion magician Johnny Ace Palmer (R) in California. BEN ROBINSON'S SELECT ONLINE ARTICLES    Magic@GroundZero  what they want a new article for magicians on The Romhany Report, March 2008   The Great Kate    WTC REMEMBERED The Magician's Nightmare    M I S D I R E C T I O N What is misdirection? Find out here.   March Hare - a history of the rabbit & hat illusion   Anatomy of an Injury    SYNCHRONICITY

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