Richard Valentine Pitchford

Richard Valentine Pitchford. Self: Ford Star Revue. A grand master of the sleight of hand was the illusionist and conjurer Richard Valentine Pitchford. Fascinated by magic from early childhood, Pitchford perfected his card manipulations in the trenches of World War I and while recovering in a Southampton hospital from wounds received in combat. After being mustered out, he unsuccessfully tried his hand at ventriloquism, then made ends meet as a...