Biography
Dunninger was born in New York City. He
headlined throughout the Keith-Orpheum
Circuit, and was much in demand for
private entertainment. At the age of
seventeen he was invited to perform at the
home of Theodore Roosevelt in Oyster
Bay and at the home of the inventor
Thomas Edison, both of whom were avid
admirers of Dunninger. President Franklin
D. Roosevelt invited Dunninger to the
White House on a number of occasions to
demonstrate his mentalist skills.[2]
Works
Dunninger self-published many of his
works, and others were published by
inventor Hugo Gernsback. He also wrote
articles in Science and Invention, Mechanix
Illustrated, Popular Mechanics, Fate, Atlantic
Monthly, and other magazines. Many of
these articles were ghostwritten by Walter
B. Gibson.
Articles
Popular Magic . Modern Mechanix (May,
1938)
Spiritualism A Psychic Investigator
Exposes Mediums Frauds . Life (June,
1941)
Books
Gallery
A young Dunninger
Dunninger in 1956
References
1. DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). Radio Stars:
An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953
Performers, 1920 Through 1960. McFarland.
p. 84. ISBN 978-0786428342
2. Samuel, Lawrence R. (2011). Supernatural
America: A Cultural History. ABC-CLIO. pp.
48-51. ISBN 978-0-313-39899-5
3. Drury, Nevill. (2004). The Dictionary of the
Esoteric: Over 3000 Entries on the Mystical
and Occult. Watkins Publishing. p. 81. ISBN
978-1842931080
4. Life Magazine. (1941). India's Rope Trick
is Faked in Pictures . 16 June. pp. 80-81
5. Life Magazine. (1941). Spiritualism: A
Psychic Investigator Exposes Mediums'
Frauds . 16 June. pp. 75-76
6. Life Magazine. (1944) Dunninger . 13
March. p. 106
7. The Magical World of Slydini (text), Fulves,
Karl; Lou Tannen, Inc., New York, NY, 1979
pp. 1-17
8. Shimeld, Thomas (2003). Walter B. Gibson
and the Shadow . McFarland & Company.
pp.110116.
9. Holden, Max. (1937). Programmes Of
Famous Magicians . New York City. p. 17
10. "NBC Chicago Adds Three TV Shows"
(PDF). Broadcasting. November 15, 1948.
Retrieved 5 February 2015.
11. Staff. "Milestones, Mar. 24, 1975" , Time
(magazine), March 24, 1975, accessed
March 22, 2011. "Died. Joseph Dunninger,
82, magician and mentalist; of Parkinson's
disease; in Cliffside Park, N.J."
12. Staff. "DUNNINGER DIES; MAGICIAN
WAS 82; Billed Himself as 'Master Mind of
Mental Mystery'" , The New York Times,
March 10, 1975. Accessed March 22, 2011.
"Joseph Dunninger, who mystied millions
as a magician and mind-reader for more than
half a century, died yesterday of Parkinson's
disease at his home in Cliffside Park, N.J."
External links
Joseph Dunninger (1892-1975)
Digital Deli Too on 'The Dunninger the
Mentalist Radio Programs'
Two audio streams, via noonco.com
old lm, 'Spirit Swindles' on YouTube
itricks article , including (unsourced)
list of surviving shows
How Magician Tricks The Fake
Mediums
Joseph Dunninger posters , held by the
Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York
Public Library for the Performing Arts
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