Maurice Jack Fogel (7 July 1911 – 30 October 1981) was a British magician and mentalist. He described himself as "the world's greatest mind-reader".[1]
In 1948, on the BBC radio Fogel made the claim that he could read peoples minds. This intrigued the journalist Arthur Helliwell who wanted to discover his methods. He found that Fogel's mind reading acts were all based on trickery, he relied on information about members of his audience before the show started. Helliwell exposed Fogel's methods in a newspaper article. Although Fogel managed to fool some people into believing he could perform genuine telepathy, the majority of his audience knew he was a showman.[1]
Fogel also became well known for performing the famous bullet catch.[2] Six rifles were used in his routine. Five of these had genuine bullets and one had no bullet. The rifles were mixed up and one was selected to be fired directly at Fogel.[3]
Publicationsedit
Fogelism (1949)
Top Secret Series: No. 1 The Gambling Ghost (1961)
Top Secret Series: No. 2 The Fortune Formula (1962)
Maurice Fogel Gives Himself Away (1978)
Referencesedit
^ abLamont, Peter. (2013). Extraordinary Beliefs: A Historical Approach to a Psychological Problem. Cambridge University Press. p. 220. ISBN978-1-107-01933-1
^Butlin, Billy; Dacre, Peter. (1982). The Billy Butlin Story: "A Showman to the End". Robson Books. p. 78
^"Maurice Fogel. The master showman dodges the bullet!" Remarkable Magic.
Further readingedit
Chris Woodward, Richard Mark. (2007). Maurice Fogel: In Search Of The Sensational. Hermetic Press. ISBN978-0945296553
External linksedit
Maurice Fogel on the Bullet Catch
January 01, 1970
maurice, fogel, maurice, jack, fogel, july, 1911, october, 1981, british, magician, mentalist, described, himself, world, greatest, mind, reader, born, 1911, july, 1911london, englanddied30, october, 1981, 1981, aged, occupationmentalist, contents, career, pub. Maurice Jack Fogel 7 July 1911 30 October 1981 was a British magician and mentalist He described himself as the world s greatest mind reader 1 Maurice FogelBorn 1911 07 07 7 July 1911London EnglandDied30 October 1981 1981 10 30 aged 70 OccupationMentalist Contents 1 Career 2 Publications 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksCareer editIn 1948 on the BBC radio Fogel made the claim that he could read peoples minds This intrigued the journalist Arthur Helliwell who wanted to discover his methods He found that Fogel s mind reading acts were all based on trickery he relied on information about members of his audience before the show started Helliwell exposed Fogel s methods in a newspaper article Although Fogel managed to fool some people into believing he could perform genuine telepathy the majority of his audience knew he was a showman 1 Fogel also became well known for performing the famous bullet catch 2 Six rifles were used in his routine Five of these had genuine bullets and one had no bullet The rifles were mixed up and one was selected to be fired directly at Fogel 3 Publications editFogelism 1949 Top Secret Series No 1 The Gambling Ghost 1961 Top Secret Series No 2 The Fortune Formula 1962 Maurice Fogel Gives Himself Away 1978 References edit a b Lamont Peter 2013 Extraordinary Beliefs A Historical Approach to a Psychological Problem Cambridge University Press p 220 ISBN 978 1 107 01933 1 Butlin Billy Dacre Peter 1982 The Billy Butlin Story A Showman to the End Robson Books p 78 Maurice Fogel The master showman dodges the bullet Remarkable Magic Further reading editChris Woodward Richard Mark 2007 Maurice Fogel In Search Of The Sensational Hermetic Press ISBN 978 0945296553External links editMaurice Fogel on the Bullet Catch Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maurice Fogel amp oldid 1085619828, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
