Name: Newton Edward Daniels
Born: 6 April 1938, South Bank, North Yorkshire, England
Occupation: Magician, Television illusionist
Years active: 1969–2012
Daniels was awarded the prestigious "Magician of the Year’" Award by the Hollywood Academy of Magical Arts in 1983, and was the first magician from outside the US to receive it. An Easter special of The Paul Daniels Magic Show won the Golden Rose of Montreux Award at the International TV Festival in Switzerland in 1985. Daniels was the first recipient of The Maskelyne, awarded for services to British Magic by The Magic Circle in 1988. More recently he was named "World's Greatest Magician" by students at Boston Spa School, Yorkshire. Daniels turned up to the ceremony and gave an impromptu show.
