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| death_year = 1927 | | death_year = 1927 | ||
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Between 1870 and 1874 the eminent scientist William Crookes conducted a series of controversial experiments with some of the most remarkable mediums of the age, including Fay whom baffled him. | Between 1870 and 1874 the eminent scientist William Crookes conducted a series of controversial experiments with some of the most remarkable mediums of the age, including Fay whom baffled him.<ref>http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-58545669.html</ref> | ||
[[Washington Irving Bishop]], who had worked with her as an assistant and manager, exposed her methods to a newspaper. She was also investigated by [[Harry Houdini]], to whom she eventually admitted many of her tricks, after her retirement. | [[Washington Irving Bishop]], who had worked with her as an assistant and manager, exposed her methods to a newspaper. She was also investigated by [[Harry Houdini]], to whom she eventually admitted many of her tricks, after her retirement. <ref>http://www.randi.org/encyclopedia/Fay,%20Anna%20Eva.html</ref> Fay and Houdini would become good friends and he even visited her at her home in Melrose, Massachusetts.<ref>http://deadconjurers.blogspot.com/2011/02/grave-of-anna-eva-fay.html</ref> | ||
The [[Magic Circle]] made her an honorary member, designating her an Honorary Lady Associate, since women at that time were not eligible to be a members. | The [[Magic Circle]] made her an honorary member, designating her an Honorary Lady Associate, since women at that time were not eligible to be a members. | ||
Her son, John Truesdale Fay (1877-?) also had an act with his wife billing themselves as "The Fays." | Her son, John Truesdale Fay (1877-?) also had an act with his wife billing themselves as "The Fays."<ref>The Indescribable Phenomenon: The Life and Mysteries of Anna Eva Fay. Barry H. Wiley. Hermetic Press, Inc.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 13:55, 27 February 2011
Anna Eva Fay (1851-1927), born Ann Eliza Heathman in Southington, Ohio, was a Spiritualist popular in vaudeville during the late 1800s, where she billed herself as "The Indescribable Phenomenon".
| Anna Eva Fay | |
| Born | Ann Eliza Heathman 1851 Southington, Ohio, USA |
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| Died | May 20, 1927 |
| Resting place | Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose, Massachusetts |
Between 1870 and 1874 the eminent scientist William Crookes conducted a series of controversial experiments with some of the most remarkable mediums of the age, including Fay whom baffled him.[1]
Washington Irving Bishop, who had worked with her as an assistant and manager, exposed her methods to a newspaper. She was also investigated by Harry Houdini, to whom she eventually admitted many of her tricks, after her retirement. [2] Fay and Houdini would become good friends and he even visited her at her home in Melrose, Massachusetts.[3]
The Magic Circle made her an honorary member, designating her an Honorary Lady Associate, since women at that time were not eligible to be a members.
Her son, John Truesdale Fay (1877-?) also had an act with his wife billing themselves as "The Fays."[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-58545669.html
- ↑ http://www.randi.org/encyclopedia/Fay,%20Anna%20Eva.html
- ↑ http://deadconjurers.blogspot.com/2011/02/grave-of-anna-eva-fay.html
- ↑ The Indescribable Phenomenon: The Life and Mysteries of Anna Eva Fay. Barry H. Wiley. Hermetic Press, Inc.