Reno: America's Famous Master Magician

Born Edward Munn Burdick (1861-1949), Reno’s history is somewhat muddled due to lack of evidence and the varied tales he told later in life. He appears to have gotten his start as a drummer outside a traveling show to attract audiences to performances and later became billed as a boy magician. For several decades throughout most of his adult life he was a regular act on the Chautauqua and Lyceum circuits. In later years his performances moved to school shows.