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In 1960, Brooke received a
Performing Fellowship Award from the Academy of Magical Arts, and a year later he received a Diplome d’Honneur from the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques (FISM). 1n 1980, a Fiesta of Magic was held in his honour at the Blackpool Magic Convention, raising a
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Brooke gave his first performance at the age of seven. He took magic lessons with Walter Jeans and was influenced by Albert Verity, Jack le Dair, Park
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in London. He supplemented his income by working the London cabaret circuit. In 1966, supported by Frank Farrow, he set up Ken Brooke's Magic Place on
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Special Fellowship Award from the
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