Famous magician Paul Daniels passed away

 Famous magician Paul Daniels passed away on 17 March 2016 due to brain tumor. He was 77.
Daniels was best known for his BBC TV series The Paul Daniels Magic Show, which ran from 1979 to 1994.
• Daniels was born in 1938 in South Bank, Middleborough, where he began his career as a magician and entertainer.
• A major turning point in Daniels' career came in 1969 when he was offered a summer season at Newquay.
• He made his television debut on the long-running talent show Opportunity Knocks in 1970.
• Later, he was given a regular spot on a show The Wheel tappers and Shunters Social Club for Granada Television.
• In 1982, he was awarded the prestigious Magician of the Year Award by the Academy of Magical Arts. He was the first magician from outside the US to receive it.
•    Daniels was awarded the prestigious "Magician of the Year’" Award by the Academy of Magical Arts in 1982, and was the first magician from outside  US to receive it.
•     An Easter special of The Paul Daniels Magic Show won the Golden Rose of Montreux Award at the International TV Festival in Switzerland in 1985.
•    Daniels was the recipient of The Maskelyne, awarded for services to British Magic by the Magic Circle in 1988.
•    Daniels was also awarded the "Great Lafayette Award" by the Edinburgh International Magic Festival in 2011.
He is also known for expertise specially in Card games.