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'''James Randi''' ( | '''James Randi''' (b.1928-d.2020), who went by the stage name <i>The Amazing Randi</i>, is a stage magician and scientific skeptic best known as a challenger of paranormal claims and pseudoscience. Born Randall James Hamilton Zwinge in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he would later become a naturalized American. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Randi began his career as a magician, | Randi began his career as a magician and stage hypnotist; in 1956, photos of him were used to illustrate "The Key to Hypnotism" by [[Walter B. Gibson]]. He then became a debunker of the paranormal. He wrote about the paranormal, skepticism, and the history of magic. | ||
Randi is the founder of the [[James Randi Educational Foundation]] (JREF). | Randi is the founder of the [[James Randi Educational Foundation]] (JREF). | ||
He was a frequent guest on the [[The Tonight Show]] Starring [[Johnny Carson]], and | He was a frequent guest on the [[The Tonight Show]] Starring [[Johnny Carson]], and was occasionally featured on the television program [[Penn & Teller]]: Bullshit!. | ||
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* M-U-M, Vol. 46, No. 11, April 1957, THE RETURN OF HARRY HOUDINI, by ROBERT LUND, page 510 | * M-U-M, Vol. 46, No. 11, April 1957, THE RETURN OF HARRY HOUDINI, by ROBERT LUND, page 510 | ||
* The Magic Circular, Vol. 76, No. 824, April 1982, THIS IS YOUR LIFE, Presenter PETER BLANCHARD, page 64 | * The Magic Circular, Vol. 76, No. 824, April 1982, THIS IS YOUR LIFE, Presenter PETER BLANCHARD, page 64 | ||
* Genii | * [[Genii 1986 August]], Vol. 50, No. 2, Los Angeles Times, Part I/Sunday, September 14, 1986 – Magician-Debunker Conjures Up 'Genius Grant', by Kay Bartlett, Associated Press, page 180 | ||
* Sid Lorraine Files Folder, Vol. 11, No. 5, n.d., The Toronto Star, August 23, 1986 ● Saturday Magazine – The Amazing Randi, pages 34-37 | * Sid Lorraine Files Folder, Vol. 11, No. 5, n.d., The Toronto Star, August 23, 1986 ● Saturday Magazine – The Amazing Randi, pages 34-37 | ||
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 91, No. 10, October 2011, Pictures from the Past, page 28, Answer to Pictures from the Past from page 28, by Gary R. Frank, page 108 | * The Linking Ring, Vol. 91, No. 10, October 2011, Pictures from the Past, page 28, Answer to Pictures from the Past from page 28, by Gary R. Frank, page 108 | ||
Latest revision as of 00:11, 14 February 2024
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| Born | Randall James Hamilton Zwinge August 07, 1928 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Died | October 20, 2020 (age 92) |
| Nationality | American |
James Randi (b.1928-d.2020), who went by the stage name The Amazing Randi, is a stage magician and scientific skeptic best known as a challenger of paranormal claims and pseudoscience. Born Randall James Hamilton Zwinge in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he would later become a naturalized American.
Biography
Randi began his career as a magician and stage hypnotist; in 1956, photos of him were used to illustrate "The Key to Hypnotism" by Walter B. Gibson. He then became a debunker of the paranormal. He wrote about the paranormal, skepticism, and the history of magic.
Randi is the founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF).
He was a frequent guest on the The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and was occasionally featured on the television program Penn & Teller: Bullshit!.
Bibliography
- Houdini, His Life and Art. Putnam Pub Group (November 1976) ISBN 0448125528
- The Magic of Uri Geller, 1982, ISBN 0-345-24796-5 (later renamed The Truth About Uri Geller ISBN 0-87975-199-1)
- Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions, 1982, Prometheus Books, ISBN 0-87975-198-3
- Test Your ESP Potential. Dover Publications Inc. (31 Dec 1982) ISBN 0486242692
- The Faith Healers, 1987, Prometheus Books, ISBN 0-87975-369-2. (ISBN 0-87975-535-0 1989 edition foreword by Carl Sagan)
- The Magic World of the Amazing Randi. Adams Media Corporation (September 1989) ISBN 1558509828
- The Mask of Nostradamus: The Prophecies of the World's Most Famous Seer, 1990, Charles Scribner's Sons ISBN 0-684-19056-7 or ISBN 0-87975-830-9.
- James Randi: Psychic Investigator, 1991, ISBN 1-85283-144-8
- Conjuring, 1992 St. Martin's Press ISBN 0312097719
- An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural, 1995, St. Martin's Press ISBN 0-312-15119-5 (Online Version)
References
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- The Linking Ring, Vol. 30, No. 6, August 1950, Randall Zwinge, by Howard Lyons, page 33
- M-U-M, Vol. 46, No. 11, April 1957, THE RETURN OF HARRY HOUDINI, by ROBERT LUND, page 510
- The Magic Circular, Vol. 76, No. 824, April 1982, THIS IS YOUR LIFE, Presenter PETER BLANCHARD, page 64
- Genii 1986 August, Vol. 50, No. 2, Los Angeles Times, Part I/Sunday, September 14, 1986 – Magician-Debunker Conjures Up 'Genius Grant', by Kay Bartlett, Associated Press, page 180
- Sid Lorraine Files Folder, Vol. 11, No. 5, n.d., The Toronto Star, August 23, 1986 ● Saturday Magazine – The Amazing Randi, pages 34-37
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 91, No. 10, October 2011, Pictures from the Past, page 28, Answer to Pictures from the Past from page 28, by Gary R. Frank, page 108
- Bio-bibliographisches Lexikon der Zauberkünstler Edition Volker Huber, April 2002, Zwinge, Randall James = The Amazing Randi, kanad. Zauberkünstler; Entfesselungskünstler (*07.08.1928 Toronto, Kanada, page 383