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Dates: during 1970-1979
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DIED. Franz J. Polgar, 79, celebrated mesmerist and mind reader who claimed to have hypnotized more than a million people during his lifetime; of illness resulting from a brain tumor; in Miami. The Hungarian-born Polgar, who held doctorates in economics and psychology, said he discovered his telepathic powers upon recovering from amnesia and aphasia caused by World War I battle wounds. A good snowman who performed on the lecture circuit, he also conducted a lifelong campaign to establish hypnosis as a scientific discipline, especially useful as a substitute for anesthesia during childbirth and in curing the smoking habit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jul. 2, 1979 | 7/2/1979 | See Source »

After a while, Adele wrote her father that she and Pinson had been married and became even more desperate to make her fantasy real. She considered hiring a mesmerist to hypnotize Pinson into submission. She swore she was pregnant, and appeared in front of Pinson and his men with a pillow tucked under her dress, holding out handfuls of money. To avoid further scandal, Pinson was posted to Barbados...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Mad Romance | 1/5/1976 | See Source »

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