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| alt = Max Maven performing an ESP card trick, 2007
| alt = Max Maven performing an ESP card trick, 2007
| caption = Maven performing an ESP card trick, 2007
| caption = Maven performing an ESP card trick, 2007
| birth_name = Philip Goldstein
| birth_name = Philip T. Goldstein
| birth_date = {{birth date|1950|12|21}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1950|12|21}}
| birth_place = [[Ithaca, New York]]
| birth_place = [[Ithaca, New York]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|11|1|1950|12|21}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|11|1|1950|12|21}}
| death_place =
| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| death_cause = <!-- should only be included when the cause of death has significance for the subject's notability -->
| occupation = [[Magic (illusion)|Magician]], [[mentalist]]
| occupation = [[Magic (illusion)|Magician]], [[mentalist]]
| awards = Academy of Magical Arts Creative Fellowship, MINDVention Lifetime Achievement Award,The Allan Slaight Award for Lifetime Achievement
| awards = Academy of Magical Arts Creative Fellowship, MINDVention Lifetime Achievement Award,The Allan Slaight Award for Lifetime Achievement
}}
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'''Max Maven''' (born '''Philip Goldstein''', December 21, 1950 – November 1, 2022) was an American [[Magic (illusion)|magician]] and [[mentalist]] whose performances were considered erudite and intelligent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.laweekly.com/max-maven-thinking-in-person/|title=Max Maven Thinking in Person|last=Morris|first=Steven Leigh|date=2008-03-27|website=LA Weekly|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> He is ranked as one of the most influential mentalists of all time,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://magiciansmag.com/mentalism/10-famous-mentalists-of-all-time/|title=10 Famous Mentalists of all Time.|last=magicianmagazineonline|date=2017-03-31|website=Magicians Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> and one of the 100 "Most Influential Magicians of the 20th Century" by ''[[Magic magazine|Magic Magazine]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stevensmagic.com/2009/maven/|title=Maven|date=2009-08-01|website=Stevens Magic Emporium|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://comedycontact.com/max-maven/|title=Max Maven – Comedy Contact. We make finding the right entertainer easy.|date=2014-10-14|website=Comedy Contact. We make finding the right entertainer easy.|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
'''Max Maven''' (born '''Philip T. Goldstein'''; December 21, 1950 – November 1, 2022) was an American [[Magic (illusion)|magician]] and [[mentalist]] whose performances were considered erudite and intelligent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.laweekly.com/max-maven-thinking-in-person/|title=Max Maven Thinking in Person|last=Morris|first=Steven Leigh|date=2008-03-27|website=LA Weekly|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> He is ranked as one of the most influential mentalists of all time,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://magiciansmag.com/mentalism/10-famous-mentalists-of-all-time/|title=10 Famous Mentalists of all Time.|last=magicianmagazineonline|date=2017-03-31|website=Magicians Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> and one of the 100 "Most Influential Magicians of the 20th Century" by ''[[Magic magazine|Magic Magazine]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stevensmagic.com/2009/maven/|title=Maven|date=2009-08-01|website=Stevens Magic Emporium|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://comedycontact.com/max-maven/|title=Max Maven – Comedy Contact. We make finding the right entertainer easy.|date=2014-10-14|website=Comedy Contact. We make finding the right entertainer easy.|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Maven often appeared on television magic shows to perform "interactive" mind reading tricks.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GdEuf2YJ2SEC&q=max+maven+interactive+magic+tricks&pg=PP28|title=Max Maven Interactive Magic Tricks|website=Google Books|isbn=9780028627076|access-date=August 20, 2019|last1=Ogden|first1=Tom|date=November 1998}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-max-mavens-mindgames-vol-22-no-19/|title=Picks and Pans Review: Max Maven's Mindgames|website=PEOPLE.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> Among other cities, including [[Rome]], Maven grew up largely in [[Boston]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rebelmagic.com/max-maven-spotlight/|title=Max Maven: A Mentalist, Magic Consultant, And A TV Guest Star|website=Rebel Magic|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> [[Massachusetts]], where he became known for his performances at several nightspots including the then popular [[Playboy Club]]. In Boston, he was formerly a radio deejay.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-24-ca-8136-story.html|title=Insight From Maven of the Mind : Stage: The mentalist, who will perform in Santa Ana, says he gets hints from body language.|date=1994-06-24|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
Maven often appeared on television magic shows to perform "interactive" mind reading tricks, namely tricks where he appeared to predict or influence the choices of viewers in real time.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GdEuf2YJ2SEC&q=max+maven+interactive+magic+tricks&pg=PP28|title=Max Maven Interactive Magic Tricks|isbn=9780028627076|access-date=August 20, 2019|last1=Ogden|first1=Tom|date=November 1998|publisher=Penguin }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-max-mavens-mindgames-vol-22-no-19/|title=Picks and Pans Review: Max Maven's Mindgames|website=PEOPLE.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> Maven grew up largely in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], where he became known for his performances at several nightspots including the then popular [[Playboy Club]]. In Boston, he was formerly a radio deejay.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-24-ca-8136-story.html|title=Insight From Maven of the Mind : Stage: The mentalist, who will perform in Santa Ana, says he gets hints from body language.|date=1994-06-24|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>


Maven was also a prolific author<ref>{{cite journal| title = Obituaries (Mike Caldwell)| journal = Genii| volume = 58| issue = 10 | pages = 858| publisher = William W. Larsen Corporation| date= September 1995}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.librarything.com/author/mavenmax|title=Max Maven|website=www.librarything.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> and conceived many magical and mentalist effects used by other magicians.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Photo-Flash-Max-Maven-Celebrates-Opening-Night-Off-Broadway-20120615|title=Photo Flash: Max Maven Celebrates Opening Night Off-Broadway|author=BWW News Desk|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> He was a [[magic consultant]] for such performers as [[David Copperfield (illusionist)|David Copperfield]] and [[Penn & Teller]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/05/arts/new-magic-makes-the-audience-appear.html|title=New Magic Makes the Audience Appear|last=Collins|first=Glenn|date=1987-07-05|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-08-21|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> [[Siegfried & Roy]], and [[Doug Henning]], and was a frequent contributor to industry journals such as ''[[Genii (magazine)|Genii]],'' ''[[The Linking Ring]]'', and ''[[M-U-M]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.conjuringarchive.com/list/person/1607?withpennames=on&page=2|title=Max Maven|website=www.conjuringarchive.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
Maven was also a prolific author<ref>{{cite journal| title = Obituaries (Mike Caldwell)| journal = Genii| volume = 58| issue = 10 | pages = 858| publisher = William W. Larsen Corporation| date= September 1995}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.librarything.com/author/mavenmax|title=Max Maven|website=www.librarything.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> and conceived many magical and mentalist effects used by other magicians.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Photo-Flash-Max-Maven-Celebrates-Opening-Night-Off-Broadway-20120615|title=Photo Flash: Max Maven Celebrates Opening Night Off-Broadway|author=BWW News Desk|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> He was a [[magic consultant]] for such performers as [[Harry Blackstone Jr.]], [[Mark Wilson (magician)|Mark Wilson]],<ref name="randi">{{Cite book |last=Randi |first=James |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26162991 |title=Conjuring |date=1992 |publisher=St. Martin's Press |isbn=0-312-08634-2 |location=New York |oclc=26162991|author-link=James Randi}}</ref>{{rp|215}} [[David Copperfield (illusionist)|David Copperfield]], [[Penn & Teller]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/05/arts/new-magic-makes-the-audience-appear.html|title=New Magic Makes the Audience Appear|last=Collins|first=Glenn|date=1987-07-05|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-08-21|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> [[Siegfried & Roy]], and [[Doug Henning]], and was a frequent contributor to industry journals such as ''[[Genii (magazine)|Genii]],'' ''[[The Linking Ring]]'', and ''[[M-U-M]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.conjuringarchive.com/list/person/1607?withpennames=on&page=2|title=Max Maven|website=www.conjuringarchive.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>


Maven was featured on the cover of over 30 such magazines over the years,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://amazingshows.com/event/max-maven/|title=Max Maven - World's Top Mentalist (2018-09-06)|last=Dreams|first=Theatre of|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> including ''The Linking Ring, Genii'' in 1983<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Shigeo_Takagi|title=Shigeo Takagi - Magicpedia|website=geniimagazine.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> (with Japanese magician [[Shigeo Takagi]]), and also in 2007<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Max_Maven|title=Max Maven - Magicpedia|website=geniimagazine.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> and in 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/S24525|title=Genii Magazine February 2018 - Book|website=Penguin Magic|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> and on the cover of ''Penguin Magic Monthly'' in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/11416|title=Penguin Magic Monthly: January 2019 (Magazine)|website=Penguin Magic|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> He was the featured magician at the annual conventions of both the [[Society of American Magicians]] and the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]].
Maven was featured on the cover of over 30 such magazines over the years,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://amazingshows.com/event/max-maven/|title=Max Maven - World's Top Mentalist (2018-09-06)|last=Dreams|first=Theatre of|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> including ''The Linking Ring, Genii'' in 1983<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Shigeo_Takagi|title=Shigeo Takagi - Magicpedia|website=geniimagazine.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> (with Japanese magician [[Shigeo Takagi]]), and also in 2007<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Max_Maven|title=Max Maven - Magicpedia|website=geniimagazine.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> and in 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/S24525|title=Genii Magazine February 2018 - Book|website=Penguin Magic|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> and on the cover of ''Penguin Magic Monthly'' in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/11416|title=Penguin Magic Monthly: January 2019 (Magazine)|website=Penguin Magic|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> He was the featured magician at the annual conventions of both the [[Society of American Magicians]] and the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}


His name was changed legally to Maven but he still used "Phil Goldstein" as a pen name for technical writings.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mekGtpHh5zUC&q=max+maven+legal+name+change&pg=PT57|title=Mind Magic and Mentalism For Dummies|last=Clark|first=James L.|date=2012-03-27|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9781119954002|language=en}}</ref>
His name was changed legally to Maven but he still used "Phil Goldstein" as a pen name for technical writings.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mekGtpHh5zUC&q=max+maven+legal+name+change&pg=PT57|title=Mind Magic and Mentalism For Dummies|last=Clark|first=James L.|date=2012-03-27|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9781119954002|language=en}}</ref>


Maven was considered a legend in the world of magic,<ref>{{cite web |title=Magician Max Maven Reads My Mind |url=https://jewishjournal.com/news/97484/ |website=Jewish Journal |accessdate=2020-07-04 |date=2011-10-26}}</ref> and had a broad knowledge of magic history and the origins of various tricks and methods.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RR3SK3Md8WsC&q=max+maven+expert&pg=PA272|title=Joshua Jay Book of Magic|author-link=Joshua Jay|website=books.google.com|date=8 November 2008|publisher=Workman|isbn=9780761159681|access-date=August 20, 2019}}</ref> He stated that he believed it vital to preserve the history of the art and provide credit to the originators of ideas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rebelmagic.com/max-maven-spotlight/|title=Max Maven: A Mentalist, Magic Consultant, And A TV Guest Star|website=Rebel Magic|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
Maven had a broad knowledge of magic history and the origins of various tricks and methods.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RR3SK3Md8WsC&q=max+maven+expert&pg=PA272|title=Joshua Jay Book of Magic|author-link=Joshua Jay|date=8 November 2008|publisher=Workman|isbn=9780761159681|access-date=August 20, 2019}}</ref> He stated that he believed it vital to preserve the history of the art and provide credit to the originators of ideas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rebelmagic.com/max-maven-spotlight/|title=Max Maven: A Mentalist, Magic Consultant, And A TV Guest Star|website=Rebel Magic|date=6 September 2018 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>


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Maven died from brain cancer on November 1, 2022, at the age of 71.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Evanier |first1=Mark |title=Max Maven, R.I.P. |url=https://www.newsfromme.com/2022/11/02/max-maven-r-i-p/ |access-date=3 November 2022 |publisher=News From ME |date=2 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Max Maven |url=https://harrisonline.com/max-maven/ |website=Harris Online |access-date=3 November 2022 |date=2 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title="Boo." |url=https://www.maxmaven.com |website=Max Maven |access-date=3 November 2022}}</ref>
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== Media and Public Appearances ==

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== Media and public appearances ==
Although Maven did not consider himself a comedian,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ocweekly.com/magician-or-mentalist-max-maven-is-mentally-amazing-6586251/|title=Magician or Mentalist, Max Maven is Mentally Amazing|last=Lerman|first=Ali|date=2011-10-24|website=OC Weekly|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> he spent much of the 1980s performing and headlining in comedy clubs throughout the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://talkingtricks.podbean.com/e/max-maven/|title=MAX MAVEN|last=Development|first=PodBean|website=talkingtricks.podbean.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mspentertainmentagency.com/maxmaven|title=Max Maven - Entertainment Booking Agency|website=mspentertainmentagency.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bermudasun.bm/Content/LIFESTYLE/Lifestyle/Article/Bringing-mystery-back-to-life/9/230/32412|title=Bringing mystery back to life|date=February 2, 2007|website=bermudasun.bm|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
Although Maven did not consider himself a comedian,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ocweekly.com/magician-or-mentalist-max-maven-is-mentally-amazing-6586251/|title=Magician or Mentalist, Max Maven is Mentally Amazing|last=Lerman|first=Ali|date=2011-10-24|website=OC Weekly|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> he spent much of the 1980s performing and headlining in comedy clubs throughout the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://talkingtricks.podbean.com/e/max-maven/|title=MAX MAVEN|last=Development|first=PodBean|website=talkingtricks.podbean.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mspentertainmentagency.com/maxmaven|title=Max Maven - Entertainment Booking Agency|website=mspentertainmentagency.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bermudasun.bm/Content/LIFESTYLE/Lifestyle/Article/Bringing-mystery-back-to-life/9/230/32412|title=Bringing mystery back to life|date=February 2, 2007|website=bermudasun.bm|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>


His one man show, ''Thinking in Person'', ran for two months at the [[Beverly Hills Playhouse]] in 1988,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-24-ca-8136-story.html|title=Insight From Maven of the Mind : Stage: The mentalist, who will perform in Santa Ana, says he gets hints from body language.|date=1994-06-24|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> and an expanded version of the show was relaunched twenty years later in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.laweekly.com/max-maven-thinking-in-person/|title=Max Maven Thinking in Person|last=Morris|first=Steven Leigh|date=2008-03-27|website=LA Weekly|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> The show was later mounted Off-Broadway at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/mentalist-max-mavens-thinking-in-person-begins-off-broadway-run-june-12-com-194543|title=Mentalist Max Maven's Thinking in Person Begins Off-Broadway Run June 12|last=Gioia|first=Michael|date=June 12, 2012|website=Playbill|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
His one man show, ''Thinking in Person'', ran for two months at the [[Beverly Hills Playhouse]] in 1988,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-24-ca-8136-story.html|title=Insight From Maven of the Mind : Stage: The mentalist, who will perform in Santa Ana, says he gets hints from body language.|date=1994-06-24|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> and an expanded version of the show was relaunched twenty years later in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.laweekly.com/max-maven-thinking-in-person/|title=Max Maven Thinking in Person|last=Morris|first=Steven Leigh|date=2008-03-27|website=LA Weekly|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> The show was later mounted [[off-Broadway]] at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/mentalist-max-mavens-thinking-in-person-begins-off-broadway-run-june-12-com-194543|title=Mentalist Max Maven's Thinking in Person Begins Off-Broadway Run June 12|last=Gioia|first=Michael|date=June 12, 2012|website=Playbill|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>


Maven occasionally played a magician character (often as himself) on various television series, such as, "Magic", "The Art of Magic" and "The MAXimum Dimension".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maxmaven.com/MAXimum.php|title=MAXimum Dimension|accessdate=31 October 2011}}</ref> He appeared in television series in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Taiwan, England, Canada, Spain, Portugal, and Chile.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sleightsofmind.com/|title=Sleights of Mind » Magic Advisors|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mspentertainmentagency.com/maxmaven|title=Max Maven - Entertainment Booking Agency|website=mspentertainmentagency.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
Maven occasionally played a magician character (often as himself) on various television series, such as ''Magic'', ''The Art of Magic'' and ''The MAXimum Dimension''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maxmaven.com/MAXimum.php|title=MAXimum Dimension|accessdate=31 October 2011}}</ref> He appeared in television series in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, Portugal, and Chile.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sleightsofmind.com/|title=Sleights of Mind » Magic Advisors|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mspentertainmentagency.com/maxmaven|title=Max Maven - Entertainment Booking Agency|website=mspentertainmentagency.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>


Maven appeared as a part of the traveling science exhibit called "Magic: The Science of Illusion" and the "Magic of the Mind Illusion,"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maxmaven.com/max.php|title=All About Max ~ MaxMaven.com|website=www.maxmaven.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> which toured in science museums such as Los Angeles and Boston.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.magicexhibit.org/illusions/illusions_MM.html|title=Magic:The Science of Illusion|accessdate=31 October 2011}}</ref> He performed often in Japan,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=114373&forum=160|title=Magic Cafe|accessdate=31 October 2011}}</ref> and speaks Japanese.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-24-ca-8136-story.html|title=Insight From Maven of the Mind : Stage: The mentalist, who will perform in Santa Ana, says he gets hints from body language.|date=1994-06-24|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
Maven appeared as a part of the traveling science exhibit called "Magic: The Science of Illusion" and the "Magic of the Mind Illusion",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maxmaven.com/max.php|title=All About Max ~ MaxMaven.com|website=www.maxmaven.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> which toured in science museums in cities such as Los Angeles and Boston.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.magicexhibit.org/illusions/illusions_MM.html|title=Magic:The Science of Illusion|accessdate=31 October 2011}}</ref> He performed often in Japan<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=114373&forum=160|title=Magic Cafe|accessdate=31 October 2011}}</ref> and spoke Japanese.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-24-ca-8136-story.html|title=Insight From Maven of the Mind : Stage: The mentalist, who will perform in Santa Ana, says he gets hints from body language.|date=1994-06-24|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>


Maven was a frequent speaker at the [[EG Conference]] on creativity and innovation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.egconf.com/presenters/max-maven|title=Max Maven|date=2014-04-07|website=EG Conference|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.egconf.com/videos/max-maven-mystery-theorist-magician-eg8|title=Max Maven, Mystery Theorist & Magician (EG8)|date=2015-11-06|website=EG Conference|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
Maven was a frequent speaker at the [[EG Conference]] on creativity and innovation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.egconf.com/presenters/max-maven|title=Max Maven|date=2014-04-07|website=EG Conference|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.egconf.com/videos/max-maven-mystery-theorist-magician-eg8|title=Max Maven, Mystery Theorist & Magician (EG8)|date=2015-11-06|website=EG Conference|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>


Maven starred as the title role in [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]]'s 1992 Halloween special ''Count DeClues' Mystery Castle''.<ref>{{Citation|title=Count DeClues' Mystery Castle|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0770733/|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> His performed his interactive magic on [[The World's Greatest Magic]], NBC's highest rated special of 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mspentertainmentagency.com/maxmaven|title=Max Maven - Entertainment Booking Agency|website=mspentertainmentagency.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
Maven starred as the title role in [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]]'s 1992 Halloween special ''Count DeClues' Mystery Castle''.<ref>{{Citation|title=Count DeClues' Mystery Castle|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0770733/|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> His performed his interactive magic on ''[[The World's Greatest Magic]]'', NBC's highest rated special of 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mspentertainmentagency.com/maxmaven|title=Max Maven - Entertainment Booking Agency|website=mspentertainmentagency.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>


Maven hosted his own show on Israel's [[Channel 2 (Israeli TV channel)|Channel 2]], a licensed version of ''[[Penn & Teller: Fool Us]]'' called ''Mi Yapil Et Ha Master'' ("Who Can Fool The Master?).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://itricks.com/news/2017/06/max-maven-fool-me/|title=iTricks.com Magic News, Magic Videos and Podcasts » Blog Archive » Max Maven: Fool Me?|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> He was a judge for a number of episodes of the 2008 TV [[reality tv]] series [[Celebracadabra]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Celebracadabra|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1173669/|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
Maven hosted his own show on Israel's [[Channel 2 (Israeli TV channel)|Channel 2]], a licensed version of ''[[Penn & Teller: Fool Us]]'' called ''Mi Yapil Et Ha Master'' (''Who Can Fool The Master?'').<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://itricks.com/news/2017/06/max-maven-fool-me/|title=iTricks.com Magic News, Magic Videos and Podcasts » Blog Archive » Max Maven: Fool Me?|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> He was a judge for a number of episodes of the 2008 [[reality tv|reality TV]] series ''[[Celebracadabra]]''.<ref>{{Citation|title=Celebracadabra|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1173669/|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>


Maven appeared in [[sitcom]]s and television dramas, including as "The Great Mentos" in the 1995 [[Fresh Prince of Bel Air]] episode "Save the Last Trance for Me," the 1982 episode of [[Mork & Mindy]] entitled "Drive, She Said," and episodes of [[General Hospital]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0561364/|title=Max Maven|website=IMDb|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.belenzon.com/talent/max-maven/|title=Max Maven - David Belenzon Management, Inc - Max Maven|website=David Belenzon Management, Inc.|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> and [[Top Chef]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2009/07/09/top-chef-masters-neil-patrick-harris/|title='Top Chef Masters': Neil Patrick Harris masters another TV genre|website=EW.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
Maven appeared in [[sitcom]]s and television dramas, including as "The Great Mentos" in the 1995 ''[[Fresh Prince of Bel Air]]'' episode "Save the Last Trance for Me", the 1982 episode of ''[[Mork & Mindy]]'' entitled "Drive, She Said", and episodes of ''[[General Hospital]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0561364/|title=Max Maven|website=IMDb|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.belenzon.com/talent/max-maven/|title=Max Maven - David Belenzon Management, Inc - Max Maven|website=David Belenzon Management, Inc.|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> and ''[[Top Chef]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2009/07/09/top-chef-masters-neil-patrick-harris/|title='Top Chef Masters': Neil Patrick Harris masters another TV genre|website=EW.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>


In 2019, he appeared on screen in the documentary about [[The Amazing Johnathan]] directed by Ben Berman<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2019-08-14/amazing-johnathan-documentary-magic|title=Review: 'The Amazing Johnathan Documentary' profiles irascible magician in an illusory way|date=2019-08-15|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> and was interviewed<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2019-07-24/magic-castle-hollywood-new-chef|title=And for the Magic Castle's next trick: Food that's worth talking about|date=2019-07-25|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> by the [[Los Angeles Times]] about recent developments at [[The Magic Castle]].
In 2019, he appeared on screen in the documentary about [[The Amazing Johnathan]] directed by Ben Berman<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2019-08-14/amazing-johnathan-documentary-magic|title=Review: 'The Amazing Johnathan Documentary' profiles irascible magician in an illusory way|date=2019-08-15|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> and was interviewed<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2019-07-24/magic-castle-hollywood-new-chef|title=And for the Magic Castle's next trick: Food that's worth talking about|date=2019-07-25|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> by the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' about recent developments at the [[Magic Castle]].


The well-reviewed<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://magicreviewed.com/reviews/donna-zuckerbrot-max-maven-a-fabulous-monster/|title=Donna Zuckerbrot-Max Maven - A Fabulous Monster|website=Magic Reviewed|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> feature documentary entitled ''Max Maven: A Fabulous Monster'' was released about him in 2007<ref>{{Citation|title=Max Maven: A Fabulous Monster|url=https://www.gaia.com/video/max-maven-fabulous-monster|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> by Reel Time Images.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.reeltimeimages.ca/project/max-maven-a-fabulous-monster/|title=Max Maven: A Fabulous Monster|access-date=August 20, 2019}}</ref> It is available for streaming on Amazon Prime.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Max-Maven-Fabulous-Colm-Feore/dp/B00NTSN8VI|title=Amazon.com: Watch Max Maven: A Fabulous Monster {{!}} Prime Video|website=www.amazon.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
The well-reviewed<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://magicreviewed.com/reviews/donna-zuckerbrot-max-maven-a-fabulous-monster/|title=Donna Zuckerbrot-Max Maven - A Fabulous Monster|website=Magic Reviewed|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> feature documentary entitled ''Max Maven: A Fabulous Monster'' was released in 2007<ref>{{Citation|title=Max Maven: A Fabulous Monster|url=https://www.gaia.com/video/max-maven-fabulous-monster|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref> by Reel Time Images.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.reeltimeimages.ca/project/max-maven-a-fabulous-monster/|title=Max Maven: A Fabulous Monster|date=30 April 2015 |access-date=August 20, 2019}}</ref> It is available for streaming on Amazon Prime.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Max-Maven-Fabulous-Colm-Feore/dp/B00NTSN8VI|title=Amazon.com: Watch Max Maven: A Fabulous Monster {{!}} Prime Video|website=www.amazon.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>

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Maven died from brain cancer on November 1, 2022, at the age of 71.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Evanier |first1=Mark |title=Max Maven, R.I.P. |url=https://www.newsfromme.com/2022/11/02/max-maven-r-i-p/ |access-date=3 November 2022 |publisher=News From ME |date=2 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Max Maven |url=https://harrisonline.com/max-maven/ |website=Harris Online |access-date=3 November 2022 |date=2 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title="Boo." |url=https://www.maxmaven.com |website=Max Maven |access-date=3 November 2022}}</ref>


== Awards and recognition ==
== Awards and recognition ==
Max Maven received a number of awards for his creativity and performance, including awards from the [[Society of American Magicians]], [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]], and the [[Academy of Magical Arts]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GdEuf2YJ2SEC&q=max+maven+awards&pg=PP28|title=Max Maven, Technical Reviewer|website=books.google.com|isbn=9780028627076|access-date=August 20, 2019|last1=Ogden|first1=Tom|date=November 1998}}</ref> In addition, he received the following recognitions:
Max Maven received a number of awards for his creativity and performance, including awards from the [[Society of American Magicians]], [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]], and the [[Academy of Magical Arts]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GdEuf2YJ2SEC&q=max+maven+awards&pg=PP28|title=Max Maven, Technical Reviewer|isbn=9780028627076|access-date=August 20, 2019|last1=Ogden|first1=Tom|date=November 1998|publisher=Penguin }}</ref> In addition, he received the following recognitions:


*[[Academy of Magical Arts]] Lecturer of the Year, 1979{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}
*[[Academy of Magical Arts]] Lecturer of the Year, 1979<ref name="AMA-Fame">{{Cite web |title=Hall of Fame |url=http://www.magiccastle.com/hall_of_fame/ |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=www.magiccastle.com |date=2 July 2014 |publisher=The Academy of Magical Arts}}</ref>
*[[Academy of Magical Arts]] Creative Fellowship, 1997{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}
*[[Academy of Magical Arts]] Creative Fellowship, 1997<ref name="AMA-Fame" />
*The Magic Woods Award for Best Teaching Video for his mentalism DVD "Nothing," 2007.<ref>{{cite journal|date=March 1981|title=Cover page (Special Max Maven issue)|journal=Genii|volume=45|issue=3|pages=1}}</ref>
*The Magic Woods Award for Best Teaching Video for his mentalism DVD "Nothing", 2007.<ref>{{cite journal|date=March 1981|title=Cover page (Special Max Maven issue)|journal=Genii|volume=45|issue=3|pages=1}}</ref>
*MINDVention Lifetime Achievement Award, 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=580200&forum=310|title=The Magic Cafe Forums - Max Maven 2015 Guest of Honor!|website=www.themagiccafe.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
*MINDVention Lifetime Achievement Award, 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=580200&forum=310|title=The Magic Cafe Forums - Max Maven 2015 Guest of Honor!|website=www.themagiccafe.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
*The [[Allan Slaight]] Award for Lifetime Achievement, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.magicana.com/video/max-maven-bank-night|title=Max Maven Bank Night|date=2016-05-02|website=Magicana|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.magicana.com/allan-slaight-award-recipients|title=Allan Slaight Award Recipients|date=2016-06-27|website=Magicana|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
*The [[Allan Slaight]] Award for Lifetime Achievement, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.magicana.com/video/max-maven-bank-night|title=Max Maven Bank Night|date=2016-05-02|website=Magicana|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.magicana.com/allan-slaight-award-recipients|title=Allan Slaight Award Recipients|date=2016-06-27|website=Magicana|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
*[[Academy of Magical Arts]] Masters Fellowship, 2022<ref name="AMA-Fame" />


== Selected works ==
== Selected works ==
* ''Max Maven's Book of Fortunetelling'' <ref>{{Cite book|title=Max Maven's book of fortunetelling|last=Maven|first=Max|date=1992|publisher=Prentice Hall General Reference|isbn=0135641217|edition=1st|location=New York|oclc=25632502}}</ref>
* ''Max Maven's Book of Fortunetelling''<ref>{{Cite book|title=Max Maven's book of fortunetelling|last=Maven|first=Max|date=1992|publisher=Prentice Hall General Reference|isbn=0135641217|edition=1st|location=New York|oclc=25632502}}</ref>
* ''VideoMind - Phases 1-3: Mentalism'' (3 volume DVD)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://llpub.com/dvds-c-27/videomind-phase-1-parlor-mentalism-max-maven-dvd-p-1332.html|title=Videomind: Phase 1 - Parlor Mentalism - Max Maven - DVD [v2584] - $29.95 : L&L Publishing, The best in magic dvds, books, props and magician's supplies|website=llpub.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://llpub.com/dvds-c-27/videomind-closeup-mentalism-dvd-2-max-maven-p-1331.html|title=Videomind: Close-Up Mentalism - DVD # 2 - Max Maven [v2583] - $29.95 : L&L Publishing, The best in magic dvds, books, props and magician's supplies|website=llpub.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://llpub.com/dvds-c-27/videomind-stage-mentalism-dvd-3-max-maven-p-1333.html|title=Videomind: Stage Mentalism - DVD # 3 - Max Maven [v2585] - $29.95 : L&L Publishing, The best in magic dvds, books, props and magician's supplies|website=llpub.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
* ''VideoMind - Phases 1-3: Mentalism'' (3 volume DVD)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://llpub.com/dvds-c-27/videomind-phase-1-parlor-mentalism-max-maven-dvd-p-1332.html|title=Videomind: Phase 1 - Parlor Mentalism - Max Maven - DVD [v2584] - $29.95 : L&L Publishing, The best in magic dvds, books, props and magician's supplies|website=llpub.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://llpub.com/dvds-c-27/videomind-closeup-mentalism-dvd-2-max-maven-p-1331.html|title=Videomind: Close-Up Mentalism - DVD # 2 - Max Maven [v2583] - $29.95 : L&L Publishing, The best in magic dvds, books, props and magician's supplies|website=llpub.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://llpub.com/dvds-c-27/videomind-stage-mentalism-dvd-3-max-maven-p-1333.html|title=Videomind: Stage Mentalism - DVD # 3 - Max Maven [v2585] - $29.95 : L&L Publishing, The best in magic dvds, books, props and magician's supplies|website=llpub.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
*''Prism: The Color Series of Mentalism''<ref>{{Cite book|title=Prism: the color series of mentalism|last=Maven|first=Max|date=2005|publisher=Hermetic Press|isbn=0945296487|location=Seattle, WA|oclc=224853800}}</ref>
*''Prism: The Color Series of Mentalism''<ref>{{Cite book|title=Prism: the color series of mentalism|last=Maven|first=Max|date=2005|publisher=Hermetic Press|isbn=0945296487|location=Seattle, WA|oclc=224853800}}</ref>
*''Nothing'' (2 DVD Set) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stevensmagic.global/product/nothing-by-max-maven-2-dvd-set/|title=Nothing by Max Maven (2 DVD Set)|website=Stevens Magic Global|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
*''Nothing'' (2 DVD Set)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stevensmagic.global/product/nothing-by-max-maven-2-dvd-set/|title=Nothing by Max Maven (2 DVD Set)|website=Stevens Magic Global|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
*''Kayfabe'' (4 DVD Set) <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/S24074|title=Kayfabe (4 DVD set) by Max Maven and Luis De Matos - DVD|website=Penguin Magic|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
*''Kayfabe'' (4 DVD Set)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/S24074|title=Kayfabe (4 DVD set) by Max Maven and Luis De Matos - DVD|website=Penguin Magic|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
*''Max Maven's Mindgames'' (video)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vhscollector.com/movie/max-mavens-mindgames|title=Max Maven's Mindgames {{!}} VHSCollector.com|website=vhscollector.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
*''Max Maven's Mindgames'' (video)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vhscollector.com/movie/max-mavens-mindgames|title=Max Maven's Mindgames {{!}} VHSCollector.com|website=vhscollector.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
*''The New Magic of Japan'' (translator)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/blog/fully-booked-magic-of-japan/|title=Fully Booked {{!}} New Magic of Japan|website=www.vanishingincmagic.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
*''The New Magic of Japan'' (translator)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/blog/fully-booked-magic-of-japan/|title=Fully Booked {{!}} New Magic of Japan|website=www.vanishingincmagic.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{official website|www.maxmaven.com}}
*{{official website}}
*{{IMDb name|0561364}}
*{{IMDb name|0561364}}
*[https://pointofinquiry.org/2006/01/max_maven_magic_and_skepticism/ Interview with Max Maven]
*[https://pointofinquiry.org/2006/01/max_maven_magic_and_skepticism/ Interview with Max Maven]
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Max Maven
Max Maven performing an ESP card trick, 2007
Maven performing an ESP card trick, 2007
Born
Philip T. Goldstein

(1950-12-21)December 21, 1950
Ithaca, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 1, 2022(2022-11-01) (aged 71)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Magician, mentalist
AwardsAcademy of Magical Arts Creative Fellowship, MINDVention Lifetime Achievement Award,The Allan Slaight Award for Lifetime Achievement

Max Maven (born Philip T. Goldstein; December 21, 1950 – November 1, 2022) was an American magician and mentalist whose performances were considered erudite and intelligent.[1] He is ranked as one of the most influential mentalists of all time,[2] and one of the 100 "Most Influential Magicians of the 20th Century" by Magic Magazine.[3][4]

Life and career

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Maven often appeared on television magic shows to perform "interactive" mind reading tricks, namely tricks where he appeared to predict or influence the choices of viewers in real time.[5][6] Maven grew up largely in Boston, Massachusetts, where he became known for his performances at several nightspots including the then popular Playboy Club. In Boston, he was formerly a radio deejay.[7]

Maven was also a prolific author[8][9] and conceived many magical and mentalist effects used by other magicians.[10] He was a magic consultant for such performers as Harry Blackstone Jr., Mark Wilson,[11]: 215  David Copperfield, Penn & Teller,[12] Siegfried & Roy, and Doug Henning, and was a frequent contributor to industry journals such as Genii, The Linking Ring, and M-U-M.[13]

Maven was featured on the cover of over 30 such magazines over the years,[14] including The Linking Ring, Genii in 1983[15] (with Japanese magician Shigeo Takagi), and also in 2007[16] and in 2018,[17] and on the cover of Penguin Magic Monthly in 2019.[18] He was the featured magician at the annual conventions of both the Society of American Magicians and the International Brotherhood of Magicians.[citation needed]

His name was changed legally to Maven but he still used "Phil Goldstein" as a pen name for technical writings.[19]

Maven had a broad knowledge of magic history and the origins of various tricks and methods.[20] He stated that he believed it vital to preserve the history of the art and provide credit to the originators of ideas.[21]

Maven died from brain cancer on November 1, 2022, at the age of 71.[22][23][24]

Media and public appearances

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Although Maven did not consider himself a comedian,[25] he spent much of the 1980s performing and headlining in comedy clubs throughout the United States.[26][27][28]

His one man show, Thinking in Person, ran for two months at the Beverly Hills Playhouse in 1988,[29] and an expanded version of the show was relaunched twenty years later in 2008.[30] The show was later mounted off-Broadway at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex in 2012.[31]

Maven occasionally played a magician character (often as himself) on various television series, such as Magic, The Art of Magic and The MAXimum Dimension.[32] He appeared in television series in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, Portugal, and Chile.[33][34]

Maven appeared as a part of the traveling science exhibit called "Magic: The Science of Illusion" and the "Magic of the Mind Illusion",[35] which toured in science museums in cities such as Los Angeles and Boston.[36] He performed often in Japan[37] and spoke Japanese.[38]

Maven was a frequent speaker at the EG Conference on creativity and innovation.[39][40]

Maven starred as the title role in FOX's 1992 Halloween special Count DeClues' Mystery Castle.[41] His performed his interactive magic on The World's Greatest Magic, NBC's highest rated special of 1994.[42]

Maven hosted his own show on Israel's Channel 2, a licensed version of Penn & Teller: Fool Us called Mi Yapil Et Ha Master (Who Can Fool The Master?).[43] He was a judge for a number of episodes of the 2008 reality TV series Celebracadabra.[44]

Maven appeared in sitcoms and television dramas, including as "The Great Mentos" in the 1995 Fresh Prince of Bel Air episode "Save the Last Trance for Me", the 1982 episode of Mork & Mindy entitled "Drive, She Said", and episodes of General Hospital[45][46] and Top Chef.[47]

In 2019, he appeared on screen in the documentary about The Amazing Johnathan directed by Ben Berman[48] and was interviewed[49] by the Los Angeles Times about recent developments at the Magic Castle.

The well-reviewed[50] feature documentary entitled Max Maven: A Fabulous Monster was released in 2007[51] by Reel Time Images.[52] It is available for streaming on Amazon Prime.[53]

Awards and recognition

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Max Maven received a number of awards for his creativity and performance, including awards from the Society of American Magicians, International Brotherhood of Magicians, and the Academy of Magical Arts.[54] In addition, he received the following recognitions:

Selected works

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  • Max Maven's Book of Fortunetelling[60]
  • VideoMind - Phases 1-3: Mentalism (3 volume DVD)[61][62][63]
  • Prism: The Color Series of Mentalism[64]
  • Nothing (2 DVD Set)[65]
  • Kayfabe (4 DVD Set)[66]
  • Max Maven's Mindgames (video)[67]
  • The New Magic of Japan (translator)[68]

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