Wild About Harry- 1971: Year of the Torture Cell(s)
- Houdini Periodical Bibliography Revised 3rd Edition
- Talking Houdini with S.A.M. Virtual Assembly #1
- Magic mural in Wauseon, Ohio
- Inside Houdini's Los Angeles Orpheum
- Harry and the Highwire released in the UK
- Houdini soars at new Diggers Rest Pavilion
- Visiting the SAM Hall of Fame in Whittier
- Own a replica Steel Straitjacket from Houdini '53
- Houdini, Ragtime, and the Valentine
- Carnegie Magic Detective
- Houdini Playing Cards For Sale
- The Next Podcast Will Be on Dr. Sesrad Meyers. Who???
- Doug Henning Styled Shoes - For Kids
- Majinga Is Gone But Not Forgotten
- Exposing Magic!
- February is Over And the Moon Is Still Here: David Copperfield Update!
- Chita Rivera Has Died
- Houdini vs Dunninger Water Torture Cells
- Florida Magic Collector's Conference 2024
- The Rice and Water Mystery
- New York Times
- The Real Lives of Early 20th-Century Celebrities, as Depicted in ‘Ragtime’
- When Harry Met Harry
- A Mysterious Autograph Hound’s Book Is Up for Auction
- Overlooked No More: Rose Mackenberg, Houdini’s Secret ‘Ghost-Buster’
- He’s a Young Black Magician. People Ask: ‘Are You the New Houdini?’
- Part of a Magic Act
- Tony Oursler’s Paranormal Possessions
- The Musical ‘Houdini’ Travels a Bumpy Path
- A Box of Tricks, Studio Size
- ‘Houdini,’ With Adrien Brody, on the History Channel
- Google News
- Who Killed Harry Houdini? - Theories About His Mysterious Death - Popular Mechanics
- Harry Houdini at 150: A look at the master magician's Jewish roots - The Jerusalem Post
- On this day in history, October 31, 1926, escape artist Harry Houdini shackled eternally by Grim Reaper - Fox News
- Harry Houdini's 150th birthday magic and history on display in Appleton - Fox11online.com
- This day in history: Harry Houdini dies in Detroit on Halloween - CBS News
- Harry Houdini: The Man Who Inspired Superheroes - IGN
- Harry Houdini's Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch? - The Collector
- Magician will bring Harry Houdini to life at Harrisburg mansion - PennLive
- Was Harry Houdini Really Killed By A Punch To The Stomach? - All That's Interesting
- Queen Esther and Harry Houdini — together at last - The Jewish Standard
Category Archives: Letters
Blogcast #3: The Final Moments of Houdini’s Life
By Tom Interval Blogcast #3: The The Final Moments of Houdini’s Life is now live on YouTube. About two months after Harry Houdini died, Bess, his wife, wrote a heartfelt letter to magic collector Edwin A. Dearn and his wife, … Continue reading
Blogcast #1: Harry Houdini’s Dad Fired for Not Speaking English?
By Tom Interval Last June I wrote an article asserting that Harry Houdini’s father, Rabbi Mayer Samuel Weiss, was not fired by his congregation simply because he couldn’t speak English. I’ve decided to make that blog the first in a … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Bernard C. Meyer, Bess, Biographies, Books, Cecilia, Family, Gladys, Herman, kenneth silverman, Leopold, Letters, Life Phases, Mayer, Nathan, Parents, Podcasts, Siblings, Theodore (Hardeen), William, Youth, Youth
Tagged cecilia, churches, congregation, family, harry houdini, history, houdini, jewish, jews, mayer samuel weiss, Podcasts, rabbi, temple zion, Youth
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Houdini in The New York Times Turns 10: Its Origin and Future
By Tom Interval This year marks the 10th anniversary of Houdini in The New York Times, a website housing more than 125 articles and letters in The New York Times written by or about Harry Houdini. Please enjoy this brief … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Collections, Digital, Houdini in The New York Times, Houdini in The New York Times, Letters
Tagged articles, clippings, harry houdini, houdini, houdini in the new york times, houdini museum, houdini website, houdini websites, houdinimuseum, new york, new york times, the new york times
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Houdini Auction: Potter & Potter, Aug. 23, 2014
By Tom Interval In case you don’t already know, Potter & Potter is having a Houdini auction on Sat., Aug. 23, 10 a.m., in its Chicago gallery. If you live in Chicago, you can preview some of the items in the days … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Auctions, Collecting, Collections, Ephemera, Handcuffs, Letters, Playbills, Posters, Posters, Potter & Potter, Scrapbooks
Tagged artifacts, auction, auctions, collectibles, collections, harry houdini, houdini, memorabilia, potter & potter
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John Cox: Wild About Harry Since 1975
By Tom Interval Listen to/watch this blog entry in video format → In 1980, 15-year-old John Cox told a Los Angeles Times reporter he was the third disciple of Harry Houdini. The first two, he said, were carnival worker Edward … Continue reading
Posted in Bess, Collecting, Collections, Ephemera, Experts, John Cox, John Cox, Letters, Multimedia, Other Escapologists, Physical, Playbills, Portrayals, Posters, Posters, Scrapbooks, Sculptures, Websites, Wild About Harry
Tagged blogs, cinema, collect, collectibles, collections, enthusiasts, fans, film, geeks, gregory smith, harry houdini, houdini, houdini miniseries, john cox, kristen connolly, magic, magicians, mila kunis, mini series, miniseries, movies, studio city, web sites, websites, wild about harry, wild about houdini
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Harry Ransom Center at UT Austin Launches Free Houdini and Magic Digital Collections
By Tom Interval The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin has launched a new website featuring several free digital collections, including two that will interest Houdini buffs, magic fans, historians, and researchers: The Harry Houdini Scrapbook Collection and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Collecting, Collections, Digital, Ephemera, Harry Ransom Center, Harry Ransom Center, Letters, Playbills, Posters, Posters, Scrapbooks, UT Austin, UT Austin
Tagged buffs, collecting, collections, collectors, colleges, digital collections, ephemera, fans, harry houdini, harry ransom center, historians, history, houdini, papers, playbills, posters, research, researchers, scrapbooks, universities, university of texas, university of texas at austin, ut austin
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‘Harry Harry don’t go’: The Final Moments of Houdini’s Life
By Tom Interval Listen to/watch this blog entry in video format → Magicians the world over have heard of magic historian and author Edwin A. Dawes. But there’s another Edwin A. whose role in the history of magic and Houdini … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Bess, Death, Letters
Tagged 1926, beatrice, bess, canada, death, died, harry houdini, j. gordon whitehead, mcgill university, montreal
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