The Amazing Kreskin, Legendary ‘Mentalist’ of TV’s Golden Age, Dazzled Audiences for Decades

Divining subconscious seeds, Kreskin first appeared on TV in 1964, kicking off a string of appearances that ran, with some pauses, through the rest of his life.

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George Joseph Kresge Jr., better known as 'The Amazing Kreskin,' at Toronto in 2007. Lars Hagberg/The Canadian Press via AP, file

George Kresge is being remembered with smiles by those who owned black-and-white TVs. Famous as the Amazing Kreskin, his act harkens back to a time of the three networks signing off for the night, and artists riding Vaudeville-inspired schtick into America’s living rooms.

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