Robert Harbin

Robert Harbin
Harbin levitates actress Marvyn Parkes in 1966
Born
Edward Richard Charles Williams

(1908-02-12)12 February 1908
Balfour, South Africa
Died12 January 1978(1978-01-12) (aged 69)
Westminster, London, England
OccupationMagician

Robert Harbin (born Edward Richard Charles Williams; 12 February 1908 – 12 January 1978) was a South African-born magician and author. He is noted as the inventor of a number of classic illusions, including the Zig Zag Girl.:254 He also became an authority on origami.