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Showing posts with label Houdini. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Houdini. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Anniversary of Bess Houdini's Death

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  Feb 11th marks the anniversary of the passing of Bess Houdini. She died, this day, in 1943 in a town called Needles California. Im current...
Monday, February 9, 2026

Houdini Phone Calls - ABOUT, Not From

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I just wanted to share this because I find it interesting and revealing at the same time. I have a couple friends who call me about Houdini....
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Wednesday, January 28, 2026

LIKE HOUDINI Book Event

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  There is another book on Houdini coming out in a few days. There is going to be an onslaught of Houdini books this year. This time my frie...
Saturday, January 24, 2026

Houdini and Chase's Polite Vaudeville House and More

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  I have been searching for a long time for a photo of Chase's Vaudeville house. A fellow historian told me it was actually Keith's ...
Thursday, January 1, 2026

Welcome To the Houdini 100 Celebration

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  This year marks the 100th Anniversary of the Death of Harry Houdini. All year long there will be celebrations acoss the Globe. In his home...
Monday, December 1, 2025

Houdini's Final Days in the Hospital - A Revelation

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  Note: I have made a couple updates since the original post. Turns out Dr. Lefevre who is mentioned in the Kalush bio did not create the se...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Doyle Trumps Houdini in New Documentary

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  The relationship between Houdini and Doyle has been talked about over and over and over. It is generally talked about from Houdini's s...
Thursday, May 23, 2024

Houdini's Grave Upkeep and More

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  This next piece, I found on the SAMMagicians Instagram Page and I'm basically reprinting it here. After his sudden and untimely passin...
Thursday, May 16, 2024

Houdini Wore A Lot of Hats

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  The term, 'wearing a lot of hats' often refers to someone who has lots of different jobs or skills that they can do. But in this c...
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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

The Houdini Milk Can Poster Breaks the Bank!

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  A recent Potter and Potter Auction featured a Houdini Milk Can Escape Poster. This poster dates back to 1908 and was produced by Russell-M...
Tuesday, October 31, 2023

The Water Torture Cell In Miniature

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  Just saw this and I'm freaking out. It looks PERFECT. And it can be yours. Not sure how many were made. It's a piece of art. Here ...
Saturday, October 14, 2023

The Aftermath of Playing Houdini

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  The Aftermath of Playing HOUDINI In 1998, actor Johnathon Schaech took on the role of Harry Houdini. It was his first lead role in his car...
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Saturday, July 22, 2023

Houdini 1953 A Strange Edit

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  I love the movie, HOUDINI, with Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. It's a very fictionalized version of Houdini's life. Yet, even the fi...
Sunday, November 27, 2022

The Strange Phenomenon of Photographing Ghosts

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  Photography began back in the 19th Century. I'm sure to folks of that time, it was as amazing to them as computers are to us. Photogra...
Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Houdini's Daughter, Captured on Video!!!

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  It may come as a shock to many, but apparently Houdini had a daughter! Here for the first time anywhere, is archived video footage of Flo ...
Sunday, April 3, 2022

Houdini's Conradi Lamps

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  These are Houdini's Conradi Lamps that he used in his 3-In-One Show in 1926. These are being presented by Doug Henning on one of his a...
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Sunday, March 27, 2022

Podcast on Houdini's Needle Mystery

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Finishing my Houdini Week is podcast Episode 75. In this episode I take a deep dive into Houdini's Needle Mystery. I've written abou...
Tuesday, March 22, 2022

The Trick That Fooled Houdini

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  He Fooled Houdini The event took place Feb 6th, 1922 at the Great Northern Hotel in Chicago. There was a banquet for the Society of Americ...
Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Houdini and Bess Dolls

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  I just stumbled upon this site by accident. These are hand painted Harry and Bess dolls. I'd say it's a rather good likeness of th...
Monday, November 1, 2021

How Houdini Became Famous- Marketing Podcast Interview

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  Once Upon A Time, I wrote a book about the methods Houdini used to become famous. Actually, I wrote it, but didn't finish the last cha...