Milt Larsen, Co-Founder of Hollywood’s Magic Castle, Dies at 92
Milt Larsen, who co-founded Hollywood’s famed Magic Castle in the early 1960s, has died at the age of 92, club officials announced Monday.
“It is with heavy hearts that the Academy of Magical Arts shares the sad news that Magic Castle founder Milt Larsen has passed away,” Chuck Martinez, chair of the board of directors for the Castle’s Academy of Magical Arts, said in a statement provided to City News Service.
“For decades, he brought magic to so many lives and his legacy will continue to do so. We will miss him tremendously.”
People arrive at the Magic Castle, in Hollywood, Calif. on Oct. 13, 2021. (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)
Larsen “passed away peacefully in his sleep” in Los Angeles on Sunday, club officials said….