D ell ▁wrote ▁frequently ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁magic . ▁For ▁eight ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁she ▁contributed ▁a ▁column ▁titled ▁" D ell - light fully " ▁for ▁the ▁mag icians ' ▁magazine ▁The ▁Link ing ▁Ring . ▁She ▁also ▁produced ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁books ▁of ▁tr icks ▁and ▁performance ▁rout ines , ▁including ▁Pres ent ing ▁Mag ical ▁M om ents ▁( 1 9 3 9 ) ▁and ▁On ▁Both ▁S ides ▁of ▁the ▁Foot light s ▁( 1 9 4 6 ), ▁though ▁both ▁books ▁were ▁g host - written ▁for ▁her . ▁Her ▁" St amp ▁Album " ▁presentation ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁volume ▁ 4 ▁of ▁the ▁Tar bell ▁Cour se ▁in ▁Magic . ▁ ▁O ' D ell ▁died ▁age ▁ 6 4 ▁of ▁multiple ▁my el oma ▁and ▁left ▁her ▁body ▁to ▁U CLA ▁Medical ▁Center ▁for ▁scientific ▁research . ▁Her ▁husband ▁Charlie ▁died ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Michael ▁Cla xt on ' s ▁bi ography ▁of ▁O ' D ell , ▁Don ' t ▁F ool ▁Your self : ▁The ▁Mag ical ▁Life ▁of ▁D ell ▁O ' D ell , ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁S qu ash ▁Publishing . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁" Use ▁Your ▁Ill usion , ▁A ▁myst ical ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁women ▁who ▁broke ▁the ▁lov ely ▁assistant ▁m old ▁and ▁saw ed ▁the ▁boys ' ▁club ▁of