She certainly was clever in her maneuvering to pull the wool over the eyes. — Harry Houdini (image via The Library of Congress) She'd conjure up the "ghost" of her dead brother, Walter, and ask him to speak at séances. She'd ooze a ghostly substance known as "ectoplasm" from her ears and eyes, then photograph the "evidence." She'd even brandish a limp hand supposedly belonging to Walter's ghost — and all these powers persuaded tons of people, including celebrities like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, that Mina "Margery" Crandon could actually communicate with the spiritual realm.
A Woman to Know: Mina Crandon
A Woman to Know: Mina Crandon
A Woman to Know: Mina Crandon
She certainly was clever in her maneuvering to pull the wool over the eyes. — Harry Houdini (image via The Library of Congress) She'd conjure up the "ghost" of her dead brother, Walter, and ask him to speak at séances. She'd ooze a ghostly substance known as "ectoplasm" from her ears and eyes, then photograph the "evidence." She'd even brandish a limp hand supposedly belonging to Walter's ghost — and all these powers persuaded tons of people, including celebrities like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, that Mina "Margery" Crandon could actually communicate with the spiritual realm.