P.C. Sorcar
Categories: Indian people stubs | 1913 births | 1971 deaths | Magic (illusion) | Indian magicians | People of Kolkata | Padma Shri awardees
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P.C. Sorcar
P.C. Sorcar (Bangla: পি সি সরকার) (February 23, 1913 - January 6, 1971) was the stage name of Protul Chandra Sorcar, a famous Indian magician. He was a prominent magician internationally throughout the 1950s and 1960s, performing his Indrajal show for audiences all over the world.
Sorcar died of a heart attack at the age of 58 in Ashaikawa, Hokkaido, Japan, on January 6, 1971, where he was performing his Ind-dra-jal.
He is the father of animator/director/laserist Manick Sorcar and magicians P.C. Sorcar, Jr. and P.C. Sorcar, Young.
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Awards
- Jadusamrat P.C. Sorcar Sarani Govt. of India names a major street in Calcutta, dedicated to him
- Padma Shri (the Lotus), awarded by the President of India on January 26, 1964
- The Sphinx (Oscar of Magic), USA, , 1946 and 1954
- The Golden LaurelGermany, 1956
- The Royal Medallion, German Magic Circle
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