Comment by dhosek

Yeah, Ricky Jay was the last of a breed (he was also a friend of a friend, something I only learned after both he and the friend had died). He was very schooled in a lot of the street con games and was also a scholar of historical frauds and cams. He published a small-circulation magazine with his researches in the latter.

And of course his appearances in various David Mamet–related properties were not to be missed.