Channing Pollock

Channing Pollock (August 16, 1926 in Sacramento, California, USA – March 18, 2006) was an American magician and film actor. As one of the most sophisticated and charismatic practitioners of his craft; strikingly handsome with an enigmatic stage presence, he was best known for an act in which he would elegantly produce doves out of thin air and he was often billed as "the most beautiful man in the world". He first became interested in magic at the age of 21. He trained at the Chavez School of Magic in Los Angeles, graduating in 1952. Pollock's early work as a magician was on the nightclub circuit, where his talents were enhanced by his good looks. He appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1954 and went on to make several appearances at the...