John Salisse
John Joseph Salisse CBE (24 March 1926, Bournemouth − 26 September 2006, Hampstead, London) was a director of Marks & Spencer from 1968 to 1985, and amateur magician.[1]
Salisse was educated at Portsmouth Grammar School. He joined Marks & Spencer in 1944. He was the first non-Jew to be elected to the company board.[1]
Salisse was a magician and author, who served The Magic Circle as their Honorary Secretary and Vice-President. He had a particular interest in Jasper Maskelyne.[1]
He was married to Meg for 57 years until his death. They had one daughter.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Obituaries". The Times. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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The Magic Circle - The Maskelyne Award
- 1970: Robert Harbin
- 1971: David Nixon
- 1972: Ali Bongo
- 1973: J. N. Maskelyne
- 1974: Peter Warlock
- 1978: C. Goodliffe Neale
- 1988: Paul Daniels
- 1989: John Fisher
- 1990: Gil Leaney
- 1991: Alan Shaxon
- 1992: Jeffery Atkins
- 1993: Harry Devano
- 1994: Ron MacMillan
- 1995: David Berglas
- 1996: Patrick Page
- 1997: Alex Elmsley
- 1998: Dr. Eddie Dawes
- 1999: The Davenport Family
- 2000: Billy McComb
- 2001: John Salisse CBE
- 2002: Geoffrey Durham
- 2003: Michael Bailey
- 2004: Wayne Dobson
- 2005: Brian Miller
- 2006: Alan Alan
- 2007: Mark Raffles
- 2008: Chris Pratt
- 2009: Terry Seabrooke
- 2010: Terry Herbert
- 2011: John Styles
- 2012: Derren Brown
- 2013: Paul Kieve
- 2014: George Kovari
- 2015: Marvin Berglas
- 2016: Dynamo
- 2017: Debbie McGee
- 2018: Andy Nyman
- 2019: Anthony Owen
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