Milt Larsen, Co-Founder of Hollywood’s Magic Castle, Dies at 92

Magic Castle founder Milt Larsen (L) and wife Arlene Larsen attend the 42nd Annual Academy of Magical Arts Awards at Avalon Hollywood in Hollywood, Calif. on April 11, 2010. David Livingston/Getty Images

Milt Larsen, who co-founded Hollywood’s famed Magic Castle in the early 1960s, has died at the age of 92, club officials announced Monday.

“It is with heavy hearts that the Academy of Magical Arts shares the sad news that Magic Castle founder Milt Larsen has passed away,” Chuck Martinez, chair of the board of directors for the Castle’s Academy of Magical Arts, said in a statement provided to City News Service.