Arie Marie Dice was born on June 12 1916, in Dayton, Ohio, United States. She met Donald Daniel McChesney who was an amatuer magician and they were married in 1936. Donald became a member of IBM Ring 3 just before he joined the service in 1938. Enlisted in the Air Corps. His field of training was in airplane mechanics and repair. He was transferred to Southern California in 1944. Aire had an affection for magic and that encouraged her to presue and accomplish the Chavez College of Magic post-graduate course taught by Benny and Marion Chavez. She was the first woman to graduate from the Chavez School of Magic.
In 1953, she wow'ed the audience with her card and cigarette manipulations, multiplying candles, and Airee closed her show with a card castle for "nowhere". Airee was on the cover of Genii magazine in May 1953. She served as president of the Parent Assembly of Magigals in 1955. Arie was a member of the International Guild of Prestidigitators and a life. She won the "Mrs. Houdini
Diamond Pin" award at the PCAM convention.
Airee was a life member of the International Guild of Prestidigitators. Airee achieved accomplishments other performers only dreamed of during her lifetime. It was said that in her graceful hands, magic transcended both art and science. Airee was able to adjust and correct her performance with each venue. Ariee McChesney passed away on June 18, 2005. She was buried along side of her husband, Don (who passed away on August 17, 2000). They are buried at the Dayton memorial Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio.
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