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This week, LAist Studios debuts Imperfect Paradise: The Castle. It's the story of how one hobbyist magician fell in love with a Los Angeles institution cloaked in mystery — the Magic Castle. And what ...

Milt Larsen, who co-founded Hollywood’s famed Magic Castle in the early 1960s, has died at the age of 92, club officials announced on Monday, May 29. “It is with heavy hearts that the Academy of ...

Friends, relatives and colleagues will gather Monday for a memorial service in honor of Milt Larsen, who co-founded Hollywood's famed Magic Castle in the early 1960s. Larsen died in his sleep May 28 ...

Milt Larsen, co-founder of the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, actor, TV writer and producer, died May 28 in his sleep at his home in Hollywood, his family told TMZ. He was 92. Larsen, along ...