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Richard Valentine Pitchford (November 24, 1895 – November 13, 1973) was a master magician under the name Cardini.

Cardini的真名 叫 Richard Valentine Pitchford（生于 1895年 11月 24日 死于 1973年 11月13日 ）

He was born on November 24, 1895 in the village of Mumbles, in south Wales. Some sources use the incorrect year of 1899. He joined the British Army during World War I where he passed time in the trenches by practicing card manipulations, which is where he honed his ability to perform card manipulations whilst wearing gloves. After being injured in battle, he continued to hone his magic skills in a hospital.

他在1895年11月24日 出生于Wales南部的一个小村庄 叫 Mumbles。有些资料用了1899这个不正确的数字 他在第一次世界大战中加入了英国军队，在战壕中他练就了 带着手套做空手出来犀利的手法，在他在战争中受伤被送到医院时 他还是在坚持着练习这个手法。

After performing in Australia and then in Canada he entered the United States from British Columbia. While working his way across the U.S. he met Swan Walker in Chicago, who became his wife and lifelong assistant. In New York City, Cardini became an almost immediate success as audiences (and magicians) had never seen such an act. Cardini enhanced his performance by incorporating his magic tricks into a skit. Sleight of hand, gestures, and the appearance and disappearance of objects were all timed precisely and exactly coordinated to music.

在他在澳大利亚 加拿大等地表演后 他由BC省进入了美国 在他在美国工作表演期间 他认识了Swan Walker 他的妻子也是他的终身助手。Cardini在纽约演出的时候，他一举成名，因为观众（也还有魔术师）都从来没有见过这样杰出的表演。这场表演不仅仅是一场魔术技巧的展示，而且也是一个演员在讲述着发生在他自己身上一些奇怪的和无法解释的事情。手头花招，物体的时隐时现，和所有的姿势都与音乐的节拍分毫不差。

He performed at The Palace, Radio City Music Hall, London Palladium, Copacabana and other prominent nightclubs and reviews, and also gave a command performance for the King of England in 1938.

他在皇宫表演过，也在城市无线音乐厅表演过，他还在伦敦大剧院，Copa Cabana和其他一些出名的夜总会和娱乐场所表演过。

在1938年他还为英格兰国王表演过。

In 1957 at the age of 62 he appeared on one of the few magic television shows broadcast at that time, the Festival of Magic. This is the only known footage of Cardini at work.

在1957年他62岁高龄的时候，他还在少有的电视魔术表演节目中表演过。魔术节，这是这位魔术师在表演过程中唯一所知晓的尺度。

Among his many acclamations was the New England Magic Society's proclamation of Cardini as the "greatest exponent of pure sleight of hand the world has ever known" (1958). He was honored in 1970 with the title "Master Magician", which was awarded at the Magic Castle, LA, and presented by Tony Curtis. In 1999 he was named one of Magic Magazine's Top Magicians of the 20th Century. He was a three time President of the Society of American Magicians.

他一生得到的奖项很多，在他的众多奖赏中，新英格兰魔术界宣布Cardini 是“世界上最伟大的纯手法典范”，（1958年）

1970年在拉丁美洲的魔术城堡被授予继 Tony Curtis之后的魔术大师。在1999年，他被魔术期刊评为二十世纪的顶级魔术师。