"The Fantastic Kent Cummins" has loved magic for more than 75 years, and now he shares some amazing stories based on the greatest magician of all time, Harry Houdini! These are true stories from a professional magician that provide a fascinating peak behind the curtain. "I loved reading this delightful book. For veterans of Houdini, you'll love Kent's new stories and fun exploits. For newbies to Houdini, you're in for a treat. Either way, this is a fast-reading wonderful addition to the growing body of work around the most famous, bodacious, audacious, courageous and outrageous magician of all time." by Dr. Joe Vitale, "Mr. Fire" Kent Cummins married his childhood sweetheart, Margot Grandjean, in 1965. Only recently, he noticed that her initials, "MGC," spell "MAGIC" when "A I" is added. They have two wonderful adult children, Kevin and Carolyn, and two equally-wonderful granddaughters, Georgia and Ace."The Fantastic Kent Cummins" celebrated his 75th year as a magician in 2024. A prolific author, his first book was Bungling Juggling, published by the ELBEE Company in 1964, while Kent was an undergraduate at Louisiana State University. Many of his books are available from Magic Words Press, www.MagicWordsPress.com. In 1960, Kent received the Teen Trophy for his magic show at the Texas Association of Magicians (TAOM) Convention in Corpus Christi. In 1983, he became President of the TAOM. In 1986, Kent became a full-time professional magician.In 2025, Kent received the first "Living Legend" award at the TAOM Convention in Irving, Texas. Extensive additional information about his career as a magician can be found in MagicPedia: geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Kent_Cummins