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The Man Who Knows: 1913
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 10/31/2007 - 10:57am.
1913 (?) poster advertising a Minneapolis appearance by Claude Alexander, one of the most famous (and wealthy) mentalists of his time. View full size.
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Carnac
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 05/07/2009 - 9:38pm.
I wonder if Johnny Carson's Carnac the Magnificent was modeled after Alexander.
Later In His Career...
Submitted by Treefrog on Wed, 10/31/2007 - 8:19pm.
...Mr. Claude Alexander appears to have become the "Moxie Man".
http://www.metrocast.net/~moxieman/
(My apologies in advance for the bad backbground music.)
What's With The Exploding Turban?
Submitted by IDLERACER on Wed, 10/31/2007 - 1:04pm.
It looks like whatever he "KNOWS" is leaking out of the top of his head.
[Psychic leakage, or a feather. - Dave]
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