Tony Andruzzi


Tony Andruzzi was the name adopted by professional magician Tom Stewart Palmer from the age of 45 to the end of his life.
He was married from 1947 to 1964 to Gloria Jacobsen, also known as Gloria Marcom.

Biography

Born to Fay and Tom McGuire in Cheyenne, Wyoming on May 22, 1925, he was first christened as Timothy McGuire on July 22, 1925. But after Tom McGuire left Fay to raise the boy alone, Fay allowed Charles and Gertie Palmer to adopt the child.
He was rechristened Tom Stewart Palmer on March 29, 1926. His biological mother maintained a friendly relationship with the Palmer family, although did not divulge the nature of her relationship to Tom until his teens. As a performer through the late 1960s, he retained the name of Tom Palmer while specializing in comedy magic. When he moved to Chicago, Illinois, and changed styles to pursue bizarre magic, he adopted the name Tony Andruzzi, both in performance and in daily life.
Andruzzi died in Chicago, Illinois on December 22, 1991, at the age of 66.

Publications

As Tom Palmer:
  • Cagey Doves
  • The Comedy Act of and by Tom Palmer
  • The Famous Flea Act
  • Modern Illusions
  • The Tie Pitch
  • The Vampira Act
As Tony Andruzzi:
  • Compleat Invocation, Volumes 1 and 2
  • Compleat Invocation, Volume 3
  • Tony Andruzzi's Magazine Memory Act
As Masklyn ye Mage:
  • The Negromicon of Masklyn ye Mage
  • Grimoire of the Mages
  • Daemon's Diary
  • The Legendary Scroll of Masklyn ye Mage

Conventions

As an outgrowth of his editorship of New Invocation, a periodical for performers of bizarre magic, Andruzzi organized and presented conventions for magicians supportive of this genre.
Called Invocationals, they were held annually in Chicago from 1984 to 1990. Each Invocational revolved around performances, educational seminars, and socializing, while also paying tribute to a specific member of the bizarre-magic community.
Honorees included: