In 1899, the world-famous escape artist Harry Houdini issued a bold challenge, claiming that no magic trick could fool him if he watched it three times. Many magicians tried and failed, until one ...
Through the recently digitized scrapbooks of Harry Houdini, you can be transported to the world of 19th-century magic, an era of deception and curiosity about the unknown. Houdini’s “Magicians ...
Our list below identifies the current top ten magicians of our time. The list we came up with omits big names from bygone eras, such as Harry Houdini and Harry Blackstone Sr., but it allows us to give more credit to famous magicians who are better known to the general public today.
APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - Harry Houdini was honored on Monday afternoon in Appleton on what would’ve been his 151st birthday. Dr, Lynn Miner Ring 398, the local chapter of the International Brotherhood ...
MSN: Peek at Houdini’s handcuffs in NYC exhibit on ‘Golden Age’ of magicians
A rare collection of tools and tricks used by legendary magician Harry Houdini for seemingly inexplicable escape acts — including handcuffs and neck and leg shackles — are now on display a century ...
Peek at Houdini’s handcuffs in NYC exhibit on ‘Golden Age’ of magicians
National Geographic news: Inside Harry Houdini’s wild life as the king of magic—and his mysterious death on Halloween
This piece is excerpted from National Geographic's Book of Magic and the Occult: A Visual History. He’s the most famous magician to ever live, but few realize that Harry Houdini (1874–1926) began life ...
Inside Harry Houdini’s wild life as the king of magic—and his mysterious death on Halloween
He was the most famous magician of the 20th century. Yet Harry Houdini’s peers were often scathing about him. His tricks were “awful stuff” and “a bunch of junk”, they sniffed. “Watching him play the ...
NEW YORK CITY -- The Houdini Museum of New York in Manhattan unlocks the life of the greatest magician and escape artist who ever lived. Harry Houdini, whose real name was Erich Weiss, was most ...
As an amateur magician of long standing, I was naturally interested in Daniel Mark Epstein’s “The Case of Houdini” (October, 1986). His attempt to refute a showman who insisted that magicians always ...
People: How Did Harry Houdini Die? A Look at the Magician's Unexpected Death — and Why His Wife Held a Seance Every Halloween After
Escape artist Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926 at age 52 Emily Blackwood is a writer and editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared in ...
How Did Harry Houdini Die? A Look at the Magician's Unexpected Death — and Why His Wife Held a Seance Every Halloween After
Popular Mechanics: A Lingering Theory Says Harry Houdini's Death Was No Accident—It Was Much More Sinister
This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. One hundred and fifty years ago this month, on , the legendary illusionist Harry Houdini was born in Appleton, Wisconsin. Or so he ...
A Lingering Theory Says Harry Houdini's Death Was No Accident—It Was Much More Sinister
Yahoo: Who Really Killed Harry Houdini? The Answer May Be an Illusion
One hundred and fifty years ago this month, on , the legendary illusionist Harry Houdini was born in Appleton, Wisconsin. Or so he claimed. The man we call Houdini was actually born Erich ...
National Geographic news: Harry Houdini’s unlikely last act? Taking on the occult
The legendary illusionist spent his final years pulling back the curtain on people who claimed to speak with spirits. It ended with one last death-defying act. Illusionist Harry Houdini believed every ...
Pick a card ... any card! One of the first decks of cards ever used by Harry Houdini sold for $43,410 Sunday night at Goldin Auctions. The cards were passed to Houdini's wife, Bess, after his death in ...
Yahoo: Peek at Houdini’s handcuffs in NYC exhibit on ‘Golden Age’ of magicians
Houston Chronicle: Illusionist Harry Houdini reappears in Austin 100 years after his death
Rosenstock and Delmar tie the magical prowess of Harry Houdini (1874–1926) to his fondness for books in this mesmerizing account of the escape artist’s accomplishments. Awe-filled storytelling ...
Yahoo: Illusionist Harry Houdini reappears in Austin 100 years after his death
New York Post: Peek at Houdini’s handcuffs in NYC exhibit on ‘Golden Age’ of magicians
Ehrich Weiss (Harry Houdini) born to Rabbi Mayer Samuel Weiss and his wife Cecelia on March 24 in Budapest, Hungary. At age nine, Ehrich and some neighborhood friends establish a five-cent circus.
Smithsonian Magazine: For Harry Houdini, Séances and Spiritualism Were Just an Illusion
Houdini exposed fake Spiritualist practices by having himself photographed with the "ghost" of Abraham Lincoln. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons Harry Houdini was just 52 when he died on Halloween ...
The actual Harry Houdini — a Hungarian illusionist who captivated the world with his seemingly impossible stunts — died in 1926, so he can’t stand up unless he’s finally found a way to permanently ...
Writer’s Note: Today would have been Harry Houdini’s 147th birthday. At least we think so — he always said he was born April 6, possibly out of ignorance of the true date. It’s one more bit of ...
The Forward: The Most Incredible Stories You Never Heard About Harry Houdini
Harry Houdini is the immortal alter ego of the late Hungarian-Jewish immigrant Ehrich Weiss, the son of a rabbi and an incomparable mama’s boy. Many of the marvels of Houdini’s life, due in part to ...
The famed escapologist had a reputation for death-defying stunts. But his rise to fame and sudden death both came with some unexpected twists. A daring escapeBound in chains, Houdini is photographed ...
MSN: A magician finally tricked Houdini - and the secret is surprisingly simple
A magician finally tricked Houdini - and the secret is surprisingly simple
ABC30 Action News: Handcuffs, straitjackets, and magic! Houdini Museum honors the greatest magician of all-time
Handcuffs, straitjackets, and magic! Houdini Museum honors the greatest magician of all-time
WTVD: Handcuffs, straitjackets, and magic! Houdini Museum honors the greatest magician of all-time