His personality is the subject of much speculation. Īnnemann was married twice and had a daughter by his first wife. His book Practical Mental Effects, while often criticised for being old fashioned, contained the 'secrets' behind the effects many mentalists still use today. It is notable for exposing the billet reading tricks of the medium Bert Reese. This book is considered a classic in mentalism. Effects from the magazine have been published in several books and manuscripts, among them Ted Annemann's Practical Mental Magic. The publication of the magazine ceased after Annemann's death and copies of it have become collector's items. The magazine was focused on mentalism, but also featured ground-breaking effects from other fields of magic. In 1934, Annemann began publishing the famous magazine The Jinx, for magicians. Accounts of his performance describe the feat as a dramatic effect wherein Annemann would collapse from the apparent force of the gun and then produce the bullet from his blood-drenched mouth. Annemann perfected his own version of the famous bullet catch illusion, performing the effect outdoors. The sequel to Ted Annemann's classic Jinx magazine was published from 1962 to 1968 and contains over 300 pages of amazing ment. He eventually became interested in mentalism and used his invention and performance skills to become one of the most talented and respected mentalists of the 1930s. The New Jinx by Bill Madsen - Book One of the hottest areas in magic today is mentalism, and one of the major sources for the best mentalism ever published has been out of print for two decades: THE NEW JINX.
Early in his life, Annemann began working as a railroad clerk and then got into showbusiness as a tenor singer and a magician's assistant.
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