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Milton Larsen, co-founder of Hollywood's Magic Castle, dead at 92

Milt Larsen arrives at the 41st Annual Academy of Magical Arts Inc. Awards held at the Hollywood Avalon on March 8, 2009, in Hollywood, California.

LOS ANGELES — Milton Larsen, who as co-founder of the Magic Castle transformed a falling-down Hollywood mansion into an iconic private club that attracted top magicians and their fans from around the world, died Sunday. He was 92.

Larsen passed away in his sleep in an apartment a short walk from the Franklin Avenue landmark, according to his niece, Erika. The cause of death

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