P. C. Sorcar
Indian magician (1913–1971) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Protul Chandra Sorcar (23 February 1913 – 6 January 1971) was an Indian magician.[1] He was an internationally active magician throughout the 1950s and 1960s, performing his Indrajal show before live audiences and on television. Sorcar died of a heart attack at the age of 57 in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan, on 6 January 1971, where he was performing.[2] P.C. Sorcar is known also as P.C. Sorcar Senior (as his son P.C. Sorcar Jr. also performs under the same name), is renowned as "Father of Modern Indian Magic".[3]
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Protul Chandra Sorcar | |
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Born | (1913-02-23)23 February 1913 |
Died | 6 January 1971(1971-01-06) (aged 57) |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Magician |
Spouse | Basanti Devi |
Children | 3 sons, Manick Sorcar, P. C. Sorcar Jr., P. C. Sorcar, Young |
Relatives | Piya Sorcar, Maneka Sorcar, Moubani Sorcar, Mumtaz Sorcar (grandchildren) |
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