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Sorcar was born in Ashekpur, Tangail District in Bengal (now in Bangladesh). He studied in Shibnath High School. His initial magic lessons were from the magician Ganapati Chakraborty. He became famous starting from the mid 1930s, when he performed shows in Kolkata and also in Japan and several other countries. | Sorcar was born in Ashekpur, Tangail District in Bengal (now in Bangladesh). He studied in Shibnath High School. His initial magic lessons were from the magician Ganapati Chakraborty. He became famous starting from the mid 1930s, when he performed shows in Kolkata and also in Japan and several other countries. | ||
| + | He died of a sudden heart attack while performing his IND-DRA-JAL show in Hokkaido, Japan. His son fulfilled the rest of his contract.<ref>Cover, Magicol, No. 181, Movember 2011</ref> | ||
==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
* Jadusamrat P.C. Sorcar Sarani Govt. of India names a major street in Calcutta, dedicated to him | * Jadusamrat P.C. Sorcar Sarani Govt. of India names a major street in Calcutta, dedicated to him | ||
Revision as of 14:13, 5 January 2012
P. C. Sorcar (Bangla: পি সি সরকার) (1913-1971) was the stage name of the Indian magician, Protul Chandra Sorcar.
| P. C. Sorcar | |
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| Born | Protul Chandra Sorcar February 23, 1913 India |
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| Died | January 06, 1971 (age 57) Ashaikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan |
Sorcar was an internationally active magician throughout the 1950s and 1960s, performing his Indrajal show before live audiences and on television. He died of a heart attack at the age of 58 in Ashaikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan, on January 6, 1971, where he was performing.
He is the father of animator, director, and laserist Manick Sorcar and magicians P.C. Sorcar, Jr. and P.C. Sorcar, Young.
Sorcar was born in Ashekpur, Tangail District in Bengal (now in Bangladesh). He studied in Shibnath High School. His initial magic lessons were from the magician Ganapati Chakraborty. He became famous starting from the mid 1930s, when he performed shows in Kolkata and also in Japan and several other countries.
He died of a sudden heart attack while performing his IND-DRA-JAL show in Hokkaido, Japan. His son fulfilled the rest of his contract.[1]
Awards
- Jadusamrat P.C. Sorcar Sarani Govt. of India names a major street in Calcutta, dedicated to him
- Padma Shri (the Lotus), awarded by the President of India on January 26, 1964
- The Sphinx (Oscar of Magic), USA, , 1946 and 1954
- The Golden Laurel Germany, 1956
- The Royal Medallion, German Magic Circle
References
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- ↑ Cover, Magicol, No. 181, Movember 2011
