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''Margery Crandon'' (1888-1941) was a medium and wife of a wealthy Boston surgeon and socialite, Dr. Le Roi Goddard Crandon. She was examined by [[Harry Houdini]] who put her through several inconclusive tests. At one [[Séance]], she produced a thumbprint in dental wax that was supposedly made by her spirit guide, Walter (her deceased brother). The print, however, turned out to be that of her very much alive dentist. Having finally been discredited, Margery slowly went out of business, dying an alcoholic.<ref>http://deadconjurers.blogspot.com/2011/10/margery-medium-cemetery.html</ref>
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'''Margery Stinson Crandon''' (1888-1941) was a medium and wife of a wealthy Boston surgeon and socialite, Dr. Le Roi Goddard Crandon.
  
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She was examined by [[Harry Houdini]] who put her through several inconclusive tests. At one [[Séance]], she produced a thumbprint in dental wax that was supposedly made by her spirit guide, Walter (her deceased brother). The print, however, turned out to be that of her very much alive dentist. Having finally been discredited, Margery slowly went out of business, dying an alcoholic.<ref>http://deadconjurers.blogspot.com/2011/10/margery-medium-cemetery.html</ref><ref>http://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2013/01/interview-with-anna-thurlow-great.html?</ref>
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Revision as of 22:27, 28 February 2014

See also: British magician, collector and bookseller Arthur Margery.
Margery Crandon
BornMina Stinson
1888
Canada
DiedNovember 1, 1941
Boston, Massachusetts
Resting placeForest Hills Cemetery (Boston)
NationalityCanadian

Margery Stinson Crandon (1888-1941) was a medium and wife of a wealthy Boston surgeon and socialite, Dr. Le Roi Goddard Crandon.

Biography

She was examined by Harry Houdini who put her through several inconclusive tests. At one Séance, she produced a thumbprint in dental wax that was supposedly made by her spirit guide, Walter (her deceased brother). The print, however, turned out to be that of her very much alive dentist. Having finally been discredited, Margery slowly went out of business, dying an alcoholic.[1][2]

References

  1. http://deadconjurers.blogspot.com/2011/10/margery-medium-cemetery.html
  2. http://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2013/01/interview-with-anna-thurlow-great.html?
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