Ormond McGill is Archive: was born in Palo Alto, California, in1913, the son of the city's telephone manager..
Archive: Ormond McGill was born in Palo Alto, California, in1913, the son of the city's telephone manager.
a young age, is At McGill became interested in magic, and eventually took a correspondence course through the Tarbell Music School in Chicago while still in high school..
At a young age, McGill became interested in magic, and eventually took a correspondence course through the Tarbell Music School in Chicago while still in high school.
high school is After graduating from in 1931, he attended San Jose State, studying psychology, commercial art and advertising..
After graduating from high school in 1931, he attended San Jose State, studying psychology, commercial art and advertising.
He is relates how his love affair with hypnosis was triggered as a university student when he saw a performance of a stage hypnotist named De Walzoa..
He relates how his love affair with hypnosis was triggered as a university student when he saw a performance of a stage hypnotist named De Walzoa.
McGill is Fascinated, began reading books on the subject, and gradually started to incorporate a little bit of hypnosis into his magic shows..
Fascinated, McGill began reading books on the subject, and gradually started to incorporate a little bit of hypnosis into his magic shows.
he is Eventually began performing hypnosis shows as well..
Eventually he began performing hypnosis shows as well.
the early days, is In he recalls, Palo Alto had a clause in its laws that prohibited gypsies from coming to Palo Alto, along with fortune tellers and hypnotists..
In the early days, he recalls, Palo Alto had a clause in its laws that prohibited gypsies from coming to Palo Alto, along with fortune tellers and hypnotists.
He is remained interested in magic, and soon began traveling as an assistant to Mandu the Magician..
He remained interested in magic, and soon began traveling as an assistant to Mandu the Magician.
his interest in stage hypnotism, is Continuing in which volunteers from the audience are willingly hypnotized in the course of the performance, he continued to travel to wherever his jobs would take him..
Continuing his interest in stage hypnotism, in which volunteers from the audience are willingly hypnotized in the course of the performance, he continued to travel to wherever his jobs would take him.
one Canadian performance, is After McGill was awakened late at night by an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at his door..
After one Canadian performance, McGill was awakened late at night by an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at his door.
He is explained that a woman at his performance had failed to come out of her hypnotic trance for nearly three days, was at a local hospital and could he please come to help..
He explained that a woman at his performance had failed to come out of her hypnotic trance for nearly three days, was at a local hospital and could he please come to help.
McGill is By the time showed up, she was out of the trance..
By the time McGill showed up, she was out of the trance.
The incident is was picked up by news radio commentator Paul Harvey..
The incident was picked up by news radio commentator Paul Harvey.
McGill is From 1947 to 1954, performed hypnotism and magic under the stage name of Dr. Zomb..
From 1947 to 1954, McGill performed hypnotism and magic under the stage name of Dr. Zomb.
His Séance of Wonders show is featured horror-themed routines and costumed assistants typical of the midnight Spook Shows which were popular during that era..
His Séance of Wonders show featured horror-themed routines and costumed assistants typical of the midnight Spook Shows which were popular during that era.
addition is In to his career as a world-traveling magician and stage hypnotist, McGill was also a skilled hypnotherapist and a student of Eastern mysticism..
In addition to his career as a world-traveling magician and stage hypnotist, McGill was also a skilled hypnotherapist and a student of Eastern mysticism.
He is wrote somewhere between twenty-five and forty books (sources disagree on the total), including such titles as Grieve No More Beloved (about his afterlife contact with his deceased wife), Hypnotism and Mysticism in India , and his autobiography, The Amazing Life of Ormond McGill , The Encyclopedia of Genuine Stage Hypnotism and a number of books with Hypnotist Tom Silver, two of which are The How To Book of Hypnotism and Hypnotism Training & Techniques Manual..
He wrote somewhere between twenty-five and forty books (sources disagree on the total), including such titles as Grieve No More Beloved (about his afterlife contact with his deceased wife), Hypnotism and Mysticism in India , and his autobiography, The Amazing Life of Ormond McGill , The Encyclopedia of Genuine Stage Hypnotism and a number of books with Hypnotist Tom Silver, two of which are The How To Book of Hypnotism and Hypnotism Training & Techniques Manual.