Harry Lorayne (May 4, 1926 – April 7, 2023) was an American magician, memory trainer, and author who Time magazine dubbed “The Yoda of Memory Training” and “The World’s Greatest Memory-Training Expert.”

He was famous for his remarkable memory displays and appeared on various television shows, including The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 24 times. The Memory Book, his book, was a New York Times best-seller. Amateur and professional magicians alike have been inspired by his card magic, particularly his inventions in card sleight.

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The renowned author has concealed his family’s details away from the limelight. Hence, there is currently no information available regarding his siblings.

Meanwhile, Lorayne grew raised on New York’s Lower East Side and mastered sleight of hand in the 1930s at the Hamilton Fish Park.

At the age of 18, he began working as a table magician at Billy Reed’s Small Club on 70 East 55th Street in New York. Victor Jory, best known for his role as a magician detective, was a frequent guest of the club. Lorayne began doing memory tricks for Jory, and Jory’s enthusiastic response transformed Lorayne’s performance style.

Lorayne saw his first card trick when he was about six or seven years old and knew he had to learn how to do it himself. He stole empty milk bottles from in front of apartments in the tenement where he resided in order to collect the $.02 deposit and afford a deck of cards. He worked on it and came up with eight different ways to do the task.