Joseph Dunninger

Joseph Dunninger
Born(1892-04-28)April 28, 1892
New York City, New York
DiedMarch 9, 1975(1975-03-09) (aged 82)
Cliffside Park, New Jersey
Occupation(s)Magician, escapologist, mentalist.
Signed drawing of Joseph Dunninger by Manuel Rosenberg 1926
Signed caricature by Joseph Dunninger for Manuel Rosenberg for the Cincinnati Post 1926

Joseph Dunninger (April 28, 1892 – March 9, 1975), known as "The Amazing Dunninger", was one of the most famous and proficient mentalists of all time. He was one of the pioneer performers of magic on radio and television.[1] A debunker of fraudulent mediums,[2] Dunninger claimed to replicate through trickery all spiritualist phenomena.[3]

  1. ^ DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 Through 1960. McFarland. p. 84. ISBN 978-0786428342
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Samuel 2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Drury, Nevill. (2004). The Dictionary of the Esoteric: Over 3000 Entries on the Mystical and Occult. Watkins Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 978-1842931080