Mae Brussell
Encyclopedia
Mae Brussell was a conspiracy theorist and radio personality
.
Born in Beverly Hills, California
, Mae was the daughter of the prominent Wilshire Boulevard
Temple
Rabbi Edgar Magnin
and great-granddaughter of Isaac Magnin, founder of the I. Magnin
clothing stores.
In her early life, she was a married housewife with five children and living in Southern California
. After the Kennedy
assassination, she bought the 26-volume Warren Commission
Hearings and started studying, for herself, the evidence that Lee Harvey Oswald
was a lone assassin.
In May 1971, after seven years of research, Mae appeared as a guest on KLRB, a local FM
radio station independently owned. The response to her appearance was so good she became a regular weekly guest and afterward had her own talk show
Dialogue: Conspiracy (later changed to World Watchers International). In 1983 Mae's show moved to KAZU FM in Pacific Grove (picked up a by listener-sponsored) and there it stayed until her last broadcast (#862) on June 13, 1988. On October 3rd of that year, at age 66, Mae died of cancer.
She also published articles in Paul Krassner
's magazine The Realist
.
Radio personality
A radio personality is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners, or someone whose primary responsibility is to give news, weather,...
.
Born in Beverly Hills, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, Mae was the daughter of the prominent Wilshire Boulevard
Wilshire Boulevard
Wilshire Boulevard is one of the principal east-west arterial roads in Los Angeles, California, United States. It was named for Henry Gaylord Wilshire , an Ohio native who made and lost fortunes in real estate, farming, and gold mining. Henry Wilshire initiated what was to become Wilshire...
Temple
Temple
A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. It has the same root as the word "template," a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out...
Rabbi Edgar Magnin
Edgar Magnin
Edgar Fogel Magnin was rabbi and spiritual leader of Congregation B’nai B’rith/ Wilshire Boulevard Temple, and was considered “Rabbi to the Stars.” Born in San Francisco to relatives that founded the Magnin department store chain, Magnin was ordained in Judaism's Reform movement by the Hebrew...
and great-granddaughter of Isaac Magnin, founder of the I. Magnin
I. Magnin
I. Magnin & Company was a San Francisco, California-based high fashion and specialty goods luxury department store. Over the course of its existence, it expanded across the West into Southern California and the adjoining states of Arizona, Oregon, and Washington...
clothing stores.
In her early life, she was a married housewife with five children and living in Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
. After the Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
assassination, she bought the 26-volume Warren Commission
Warren Commission
The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, known unofficially as the Warren Commission, was established on November 27, 1963, by Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963...
Hearings and started studying, for herself, the evidence that Lee Harvey Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald was, according to four government investigations,These were investigations by: the Federal Bureau of Investigation , the Warren Commission , the House Select Committee on Assassinations , and the Dallas Police Department. the sniper who assassinated John F...
was a lone assassin.
In May 1971, after seven years of research, Mae appeared as a guest on KLRB, a local FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
radio station independently owned. The response to her appearance was so good she became a regular weekly guest and afterward had her own talk show
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
Dialogue: Conspiracy (later changed to World Watchers International). In 1983 Mae's show moved to KAZU FM in Pacific Grove (picked up a by listener-sponsored) and there it stayed until her last broadcast (#862) on June 13, 1988. On October 3rd of that year, at age 66, Mae died of cancer.
She also published articles in Paul Krassner
Paul Krassner
Paul Krassner is an author, journalist, stand-up comedian, and the founder, editor and a frequent contributor to the freethought magazine The Realist, first published in 1958...
's magazine The Realist
The Realist
The Realist was a pioneering magazine of "social-political-religious criticism and satire," intended as a hybrid of a grown-ups version of Mad and Lyle Stuart's anti-censorship monthly The Independent. Edited and published by Paul Krassner, and often regarded as a milestone in the American...
.
External links
- The Mae Brussell Website, articles and audio
- Interview with Keyenne Brussell, Mae's Daughter
- Tim Canale Biography