Hyman Kotkin(1922-2006)

Son of Jewish immigrants from Russia and father of David Copperfield, Hyman Kotkin was born on June 9th, 1922, in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He owned and operated in Korby's, a clothing/tailor shop for men and boys on Metuchen's Main Street, but his dream was to become an actor. During World War II has been an aerial engineer for the Army Air Forces. For many years he has been the president of the David Copperfield International Fan Club, which raised funds for Project Magic, the therapy program founded by his son in 1982. He appeared with his wife Rebecca Kotkin among the spectators in two CBS Copperfield TV specials: The Magic of David Copperfield VI: Floating Over the Grand Canyon (1984), and Copperfield: Tornado of Fire (2001). He died at 83 on February 23th, 2006, in UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA, for complications from Alzheimer's disease.