He taught the craft to Cary Grant and Johnny Carson and performed with Glen Campbell in Las Vegas. Mark Wilson, an influential magician who played a pioneering role in proving that magic could thrive on television, has died. He was 91. Wilson died Jan. 19 of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles, a publicist announced. From 1960-65, Wilson produced and starred with his wife, Nani Darnell, in the first network TV series of its type, The Magic Land of Allakazam , which ran on Saturday mornings on CBS, ABC and then in syndication and featured Bev Bergeron as Rebo the Clown. In addition to performing all over the world with his wife and their sons, Greg and Mike, Wilson taught celebrities like Cary Grant, Bill Bixby and Johnny Carson how to employ magic in their work and helped set up tricks for films, TV productions, commercials, amusement parks and live attractions. A founding member of the Magic Castle in Hollywood, he also authored an instructional book, The Mark … [Read more...] about Mark Wilson, Magician on TV’s ‘The Magic Land of Allakazam,’ Dies at 91