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'''Arnold Furst''' was a magician, author, lecturer and hypnotist.
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'''Arnold Furst''' (1918-2002) was a magician, author, lecturer and hypnotist.
  
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== Biography ==
 
Furst was known to magicians as the inventor of the "Fresh Fish" paper tear in which a strip of paper with the words "Fresh Fish Sold Here Today" is torn into pieces using a comical presentation and then restored.<ref>[[Genii 1938 April]]</ref>
 
Furst was known to magicians as the inventor of the "Fresh Fish" paper tear in which a strip of paper with the words "Fresh Fish Sold Here Today" is torn into pieces using a comical presentation and then restored.<ref>[[Genii 1938 April]]</ref>
  
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He appeared at the 1946 [[FISM]], but his success came in the field of Hypnotism where he wrote a number of  books on using hypnosis for therapy.<ref>http://www.ibmring21.org/famous.html</ref>
 
He appeared at the 1946 [[FISM]], but his success came in the field of Hypnotism where he wrote a number of  books on using hypnosis for therapy.<ref>http://www.ibmring21.org/famous.html</ref>
  
He provided many contributions to [[Genii]] Magazine from the 1930s to the 1960s and he was a charter member of the [[IBM]] Ring 21 in Hollywood.<ref>Cover [[Genii 1942 November]]</ref>
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He provided many contributions to [[Genii]] Magazine from the 1930s to the 1960s and he was a charter member of the [[IBM]] Ring 21 in Hollywood.<ref>Cover, [[Genii 1942 November|Genii Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 3, November 1942]], Arnold Furst, page 81</ref>
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
 
* Famous Magicians of the World (1957)
 
* Famous Magicians of the World (1957)
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* Case histories in Hypnotherapy (1959)
 
* Magic for Monsters (aka Kid Stuff 6 – 1960)
 
* Magic for Monsters (aka Kid Stuff 6 – 1960)
 
* Mightier Than The Bullet (1961)
 
* Mightier Than The Bullet (1961)
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* The Hypnotic Approach to Successful Salesmanship (1961)
 
* Great Magic Shows (1968)
 
* Great Magic Shows (1968)
 
* How to Get Publicity in Newspaper ... and Other Media (1975)
 
* How to Get Publicity in Newspaper ... and Other Media (1975)
  
== References ==
 
<references />
 
* Obit [[Genii 2002 May]]
 
  
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* Cover, The Gen, Vol. 12, No. 2, June 1956, Front Page Personality ARNOLD FURST, by Harry Stanley, page 27
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* The Linking Ring, Vol. 82, No. 5, May 2002, Broken Wand, Arnold Furst (Furstenberg), by Bob Wagner / Bill Bowers, page 114
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* M-U-M, Vol. 92, No. 1, June 2002, Broken Wands, Arnold Furst, by Bob Wagner, page 59
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* The Linking Ring, Vol. 82, No. 12, December 2002, Pictures from the Past, page 50, page 57
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* Obit [[Genii 2002 May]]
  
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Revision as of 05:58, 21 May 2015

Arnold Furst

Cover of Genii (1942)
BornArnold Furstenburg
June 21, 1918
Chicago
DiedFebruary 22, 2002 (age 83)
Los Angeles

Arnold Furst (1918-2002) was a magician, author, lecturer and hypnotist.

Biography

Furst was known to magicians as the inventor of the "Fresh Fish" paper tear in which a strip of paper with the words "Fresh Fish Sold Here Today" is torn into pieces using a comical presentation and then restored.[1]

As a magician he toured during WWII with the USO presenting his routine with Oscar the white rabbit. After the war he performed in nightclubs and did many shows for children.

He appeared at the 1946 FISM, but his success came in the field of Hypnotism where he wrote a number of books on using hypnosis for therapy.[2]

He provided many contributions to Genii Magazine from the 1930s to the 1960s and he was a charter member of the IBM Ring 21 in Hollywood.[3]

Books

  • Famous Magicians of the World (1957)
  • Case histories in Hypnotherapy (1959)
  • Magic for Monsters (aka Kid Stuff 6 – 1960)
  • Mightier Than The Bullet (1961)
  • The Hypnotic Approach to Successful Salesmanship (1961)
  • Great Magic Shows (1968)
  • How to Get Publicity in Newspaper ... and Other Media (1975)


References

  1. Genii 1938 April
  2. http://www.ibmring21.org/famous.html
  3. Cover, Genii Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 3, November 1942, Arnold Furst, page 81
  • Cover, The Gen, Vol. 12, No. 2, June 1956, Front Page Personality ARNOLD FURST, by Harry Stanley, page 27
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 82, No. 5, May 2002, Broken Wand, Arnold Furst (Furstenberg), by Bob Wagner / Bill Bowers, page 114
  • M-U-M, Vol. 92, No. 1, June 2002, Broken Wands, Arnold Furst, by Bob Wagner, page 59
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 82, No. 12, December 2002, Pictures from the Past, page 50, page 57
  • Obit Genii 2002 May