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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › James_RandiJames Randi - Wikipedia

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   James Randi (born Randall James Hamilton Zwinge; August 7, 1928 – October 20, 2020) was a Canadian-American stage magician, author and scientific skeptic who extensively challenged paranormal and pseudoscientific claims. He was the co-founder of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), and founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation ...

   • Years active: 1946−2016
   • Died: October 20, 2020 (aged 92), Plantation, Florida, U.S.

   • Born: Randall James Hamilton Zwinge, August 7, 1928, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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3. www.nytimes.com › obituaries › james-randi-deadJames Randi, Magician Who Debunked Paranormal Claims, Dies at 92

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   Oct 21, 2020 · James Randi, a MacArthur award-winning magician who turned his formidable savvy to investigating claims of spoon bending, mind reading, fortunetelling, ghost whispering, water dowsing, faith ...

4. www.cnn.com › 2020/10/22 › usJames Randi, famed magician and skeptic, dies at 92 | CNN

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   Oct 22, 2020 · James "The Amazing" Randi has died at age 92, according to his educational foundation. He made a name for himself as an escape artist and later as a skeptic who challenged magicians who...

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   How did James Randi expose a popular televangelist?

   • Archived from the original on August 31, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2020. The magician James Randi once exposed a popular televangelist by playing recordings of secret transmissions between an audience plant and the televangelist. The televangelist declared bankruptcy the next year.

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   What happened to James Randi?

   • When he wasn’t performing magic himself, he worked tirelessly to debunk the deceivers. Randi, one of the original challenges to media misinformation, died this week at age 92, the James Randi Educational Foundation confirmed. He’s survived by his husband, Jose, and fans whose pocketbooks and belief systems were saved by his skepticism.

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   Who is James Randi?

   • In 1996, Randi established the James Randi Educational Foundation. Randi and his colleagues publish in JREF's blog, Swift. Topics have included the interesting mathematics of the one-seventh area triangle, a classic geometric puzzle. In his weekly commentary, Randi often gave examples of what he considered the nonsense that he dealt with every day.

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   How old was James Randi when he died?

   • He was 92. His death was announced by the James Randi Educational Foundation. At once elfin and Mephistophelian, with a bushy white beard and piercing eyes, Mr. Randi — known professionally as the Amazing Randi — was a father of the modern skeptical movement.

   James Randi, Magician Who Debunked Paranormal Claims, Dies at 92

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6. www.bbc.com › news › world-us-canada-54642107James Randi: Magician and sceptic dies aged 92 - BBC

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   Oct 22, 2020 · 22 October 2020. Getty Images. One of the best known magicians in the entertainment industry, James Randi, famous for exposing claimants of the paranormal, has died in the US aged 92. Known by...

7. www.theguardian.com › oct › 25James Randi obituary | Magic | The Guardian

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   Oct 25, 2020 · James Randi, who has died aged 92, was a magician and escapologist who performed under the name “The Amazing Randi”, but was perhaps even better known for campaigning against pseudoscience and...

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9. www.sciencealert.com › the-amazing-randi-hasThe 20th Century's Greatest Debunker Has Died, Leaving a ...

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   Oct 22, 2020 · James Randi in 2015. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images/AFP) Escape artist and magician James Randi, who spent decades investigating and debunking faith healers, mind readers, psychics and other fraudsters and charlatans who claimed paranormal powers has died, his foundation said. He was 92.

10. www.latimes.com › obituaries › storyJames Randi, dazzling magician and leading skeptic, dies at 92

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    Oct 22, 2020 · He was 92. The James Randi Educational Foundation confirmed his death, saying that its founder succumbed to “age-related causes” on Tuesday. Entertainer, genius, debunker, atheist ̶— Randi ...