Julien Joseph Proskauer (June 14, 1893 – December 18, 1958) was an American magician and author. Proskauer was born June 14, 1893, to Joseph Proskauer and Bertha Richman Proskauer in New York City. He was a friend of

Harry Houdini Erik Weisz (March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926), known professionally as Harry Houdini ( ), was a Hungarian-American escapologist, illusionist, and stunt performer noted for his escape acts. Houdini first attracted notice in vaudeville in ...

and was well known for debunking fraud mediums. His book ''The Dead Do Not Talk'' (1946) exposed the fakes, frauds and tricks in

spiritualism Spiritualism may refer to: * Spiritual church movement, a group of Spiritualist churches and denominations historically based in the African-American community * Spiritualism (beliefs), a metaphysical belief that the world is made up of at leas ...

. He was the President of the Society of American Magicians (1935–1936).Claudia De Lys. (1979). ''Giant Book of Superstitions''. Citadel Press. p. 436 He was a contributor to many magazines and journals on magic. He died December 18, 1958, and is buried in New York.

Publications

*''The Dead Do Not Talk'' (1946) *''Fun at Cocktail Time'' (1938) *''Suckers All''! (1934) *''How'd ja do That?'' (1934) *''What'll You Have? A Not Too Dry Text Book About Cocktails'' (1933) *''Spook Crooks!'' (1932)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Proskauer, Julien J. 1893 births 1958 deaths American male writers American skeptics Critics of parapsychology Harry Houdini American magicians Critics of Spiritualism