Charles Jordan
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This article is about a magician. For the blues musician, see Charley Jordan.
Charles Thorton Jordan (born on October 1, 1888 in Berkeley, California - 1944) was a magician. In 1919 he published a book on card magic entitled Thirty Card Mysteries. In it he described a novel sleight called Jordan Count. The Jordan Count is a method of false counting wherein the magician counts four cards and creates the illusion that he/she has shown all the cards when in fact the magician has not.
In 1920 he published 5 booklets with over 50 card effects. He continued publishing until 1923 and then lost his interest in magic.
Charles Jordan never performed in public and his fame was mostly based on his publications. In 1935 he was contacted by Theodore Annemann who wanted to publish a collection of his work. However, the series was abandoned shortly after.
Jordan died in 1944 after 4 years of illness.
