One of America's great stage magicians, John Calvert segued into acting when hired to play himself in The 1943 movie "Bombardier" with Eddie Albert. As a result, John was signed to a contract with Columbia Pictures. John was the technical director on "The Silver Chalice" which was the platform for Paul Newman's acting debut. John was also the first magician to perform a big magic show in Las Vegas and on Broadway. John is a movie star, an amazing magician, an aviator, an adventurer, a yachtsman and an honored guest on this episode of the Magic Newswire's "Spirit of Magic" podcast!