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W. G. Magnuson
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W. G. Magnuson | |
Born | Walter Magnuson circa 1904 |
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Flourished | 1920s-1970s |
Categories | Books by W. G. Magnuson |
W. G. Magnuson a professional pseudo-psychic who performed as "Del-Ardo".
As a "human pincushion", he worked at Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditonum Show, doing up to 22 performances a day. He received an extra dollar for each spectator who fainted at the sight—his arms, legs, neck, and face being punctured by needles, pins, and police badges.
He edited the house organs of the International Mentalists Association, The Seer (2 issues) and Mystic (1 issue), both published in 1929.
Books
- The Twentieth Century Mindreading Act (1935; reprint 1988)