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- Birth nameOrlando Carmelo Scarnecchia
- John Scarne was born on March 4, 1903 in Steubenville, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for The Sting (1973), Cheating in Gambling (1949) and The Jack Paar Program (1962). He was married to Steffi Storm. He died on July 27, 1985 in North Bergen, New Jersey, USA.
- SpouseSteffi Storm(1955 - July 27, 1985) (his death, 1 child)
- Was able to pull aces out of an unprepared, unmarked deck of cards, a feat that to this day remains unmatched.
- Among his clients as a magician were Arnold Rothstein, Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. few.
- Expert on card games.
- Inventor of the board game Teeko, popular in the 1950s.
- Child: John Teeko Scarne.
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