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Article: Paul Goldin Entertainer, hypnotist and psychologist who had every town in the country under his spell, writes Liam Collins.
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- Sunday Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)
- Article date:
- February 17, 2008
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Paul Goldin
Entertainer, hypnotist and psychologist who had every town in the country under his spell, writes Liam Collins
Paul Goldin who died in Dublin last week at the age of 81 was a consummate showman who lived a colourful and lucrative life as one of Ireland's best known entertainers, hypnotists and behavioural psychologists.
Mr Goldin, who arrived unknown in Ireland in the 1950s, was born Ronald Gold into a Jewish emigrant family from London's East End.
For over a half century, he entertained and sometimes annoyed succeeding generations, amassed a considerable fortune and was one of the most impressive headline grabbers of our ...