Chan Canasta (born Chananel Mifelew, 9 January 1920 – 22 April 1999) was a pioneer of mental magic in the 1950s and 1960s, becoming the first TV celebrity magician in the 1950s, and then in later life he turned to painting.
tʃˈæn kˈænæstə bˈɔːɹn tʃˈæneɪnəl mˈaɪfluː, nˈaɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti twˈɛnti tˈuː ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn wʌzɐ paɪənˈɪɹ ʌv mˈɛntəl mˈædʒɪk ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z, bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst tˌiːvˈiː səlˈɛbɹᵻɾi mɐdʒˈɪʃən ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z, ænd ðˈɛn ɪn lˈeɪɾɚ lˈaɪf hiː tˈɜːnd tə pˈeɪntɪŋ.