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Jun 18, 2024 · Harry Houdini (born March 24, 1874, Budapest [see Researcher’s Note]—died October 31, 1926, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.) was an American magician noted for his sensational escape acts. (Read Harry Houdini’s 1926 Britannica essay on magic.)
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 28, 2024 · Houdini appears to reveal here when and where he and Bess made their debut as The Houdinis, information that has never been published as far as I know. At least, he almost does. But with some searching and triangulation of facts, I think I can zero in on this magical moment.
Jun 17, 2024 · His feet never stopped itching' – Great Escape hero remembered. He was the Harry Houdini of Hitler’s prison camps, a man who the Third Reich simply couldn’t keep behind barbed wire. Bertram ...
Jun 28, 2024 · Harry Houdini remains an endlessly fascinating figure even almost a century after his death. The world-famous magician and escape artist performed hundreds, if not thousands, of stunts that are legendary even to this day, paving the way for modern illusionists like David Blaine and Criss Angel while cementing his title as the greatest escape artist in history.
1 day ago · Despite Machpelah Cemetery’s somewhat abandoned state, one of the most famous men in the world is buried near its entrance: Harry Houdini. A large white monument with a weeping woman honors the...
Jun 20, 2024 · Legendary magician and escape artist Harry Houdini married Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner on June 22, 1894. When they met, she was performing as one of the Floral Sisters at the Sea Beach Palace in...
2 days ago · When Harry Houdini comes to visit the seaside town of Sidford-on-Sea, Glory and her friend Dennis are first in-line to see him. He is there to perform a daring trick: he will jump off the town pier in chains, pitching himself into the water below. But when Glory outsmarts the infamous Houdini, she is suddenly sucked into his world, and finds ...
