Pat Collins (hypnotist)

Collins was born in Detroit, Michigan,[1] on May 7, 1935. She spent most of her childhood in orphanages and foster homes.

Collins mentioned in interviews that hypnosis helped her recover from a nervous breakdown.[1] She later studied the art and came up with a nightclub act in which she would hypnotize volunteers from the audience.[1] She owned a nightclub on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, where she would perform her act, as well as use hypnosis for therapeutic purposes.[1] She became known as the "Hip Hypnotist".[2] At her zenith, Collins earned $4,000 per week.[1]

In 1966, Collins appeared as herself on The Lucy Show,[1] in an episode titled "Lucy and Pat Collins", on which she hypnotized Lucille Ball's and Gale Gordon's characters, Lucy Carmichael and Mr. Mooney. She also appeared in the film Divorce American Style.[1] Collins was seen on the panel shows What's My Line? and I've Got a Secret and on the game show Hollywood Squares.[3]

Collins resided in Beverly Hills until 1983. She then moved to Reno, Nevada, performing there and in Lake Tahoe through 1992, when she moved to San Bernardino with ill health.[4]

Among the celebrities whom Collins hypnotized were Steve Allen, Jill St. John, and Lloyd Bridges.[1] She counted Robert Wagner and Ed Begley, Sr. as friends.[1]

Collins also released two records; Sleep With Pat Collins! (The Hip Hypnotist) (1963) and Turn On! The Power Of The Mind (1967) featuring her hypnosis routines. [5]

Collins had two daughters, a son, and six grandchildren (at the time of her death).[6]

Collins died at her home in San Bernardino, California, on May 31, 1997.[1] She had been unwell for several years following a stroke.[1]

• Pat Collins at IMDb
• Pat Collins The Hip Hypnotist with Don Potter on YouTube