Henry Gordon (magician)

Henry Gordon (March 19, 1919-2009) was a Canadian author, journalist, magician and skeptic.^[1]^[2]

Gordon a professional magician was the founder of the Ontario Skeptics and a member of Skeptics Canada. He was also a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI). He was well known for his exposures of psychics such as Uri Geller and Shirley Maclaine.^[3]

For two years Gordon wrote the debunking column "Extrasensory Deception" for the Toronto Sun. He also wrote the regular column "Debunking" for the Toronto Star’s Sunday paper.^[4] Many of his columns were published in his book Extrasensory Deception: ESP, Psychics, Shirley MacLaine, Ghosts, UFOs (Macmillan of Canada, 1988).

Publications

Extrasensory Deception: ESP, Psychics, Shirley MacLaine, Ghosts, UFOs. (1988). Macmillan of Canada. ISBN 0-7715-9539-5
Channeling Into The New Age: The 'Teachings' of Shirley MacLaine and Other Such Gurus. (1988). Prometheus Books. ISBN 0-87975-503-2

References

^ Jason Miller. (2009). "Henry Gordon, 89: Magician, debunker". Toronto Star.
^ Who's Who in Magic: An International Biographical Guide From Past to Present By Whaley, Bart (1990)
^ Eric McMillan. (2009). "Henry Gordon has died". Association for Science and Reason.
^ Justin Trottier. (2009). "Remembering Henry Gordon, Magician, Skeptic, Debunker". Skeptical Inquirer.