Wild About Harry- Restoring Hardeen
- Dean Carnegie looks at the enigmatic Edward Saint
- Off to the Magic Collector Expo
- Is the Margery Box still out there?
- Searching for Houdini in Columbus, Texas
- A Magician Among the Spirits turns 100
- Houdini Unbound by Alan Attwood
- The Houdini movie book we've been waiting for
- Houdini in the April The Linking Ring
- Saga of S.S. Imperator
- Carnegie Magic Detective
- Dr Edward Saint The Houdini Archivist & More
- The Magic Detective Podcast Breaks the 50,000 Mark
- The Baker Challenge Belt
- Happy Birthday Joseph Dunninger!!!
- 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!
- 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
- Harry Houdini at 150: A look at the master magician's Jewish roots - The Jerusalem Post
- Who Killed Harry Houdini? - Theories About His Mysterious Death - Popular Mechanics
- Harry Houdini's 150th birthday magic and history on display in Appleton - Fox11online.com
- On this day in history, October 31, 1926, escape artist Harry Houdini shackled eternally by Grim Reaper - Fox News
- Why Dua Lipa References Harry Houdini on 'Radical Optimism' - Showbiz Cheat Sheet
- Why Dua Lipa References Harry Houdini on ‘Radical Optimism’ - imdb
- Harry Houdini: The Man Who Inspired Superheroes - IGN
- Houdini's Columbia Connections | Columbia Magazine - Columbia Magazine
- Today's Jewish Birthday: Harry Houdini - San Diego Jewish World
- Was Harry Houdini Really Killed By A Punch To The Stomach? - All That's Interesting
Category Archives: Anniversaries
Harry Houdini: 144 Years and Counting
By Tom Interval Erik Weisz—later Americanized as Ehrich Weiss and ultimately immortalized as Harry Houdini—was born in Budapest, Hungary, 144 years ago today: March 24, 1874. Although Houdini died on Halloween in 1926 at the age of 52, his name … Continue reading
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Tagged Anniversaries, anniversary, birth, birthday, death, ehrich weiss, endurance, erik weisz, happy birthday, harry houdini, houdini, houdini's birthday, immortality, legend, mortality
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Houdini’s Suspended Straitjacket Escape at Police Field Day Games
By Tom Interval There’s no enviable day to die, but if you’re a magician, and you have to cash in your chips, anyway, it might as well be on Halloween. That’s exactly what Harry Houdini did 91 years ago today: … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Death, Escapes, Halloween, Straitjacket
Tagged athletics, clippings, competitions, coney island, contests, escapes, events, exhibitions, fairs, games, gravesend, harry houdini, horses, hotel mcalpin, houdini, images, new york, new york times, newspapers, nypd, photos, pictures, police, police field day games, pomp and circumstance, race track, races, racetrack, sam, sheepshead bay, society of american magicians, straight-jackets, straightjackets, strait-jackets, straitjackets, suspended, upside down, upsidedown
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Houdini Jack-o’-Lantern 2017
By Tom Interval Last year I skipped my annual ritual of carving a Houdini jack-o’-lantern, but on this day—the eve of Halloween and of Houdini’s 91st death anniversary—I’m pleased to share a few photos of the one I made this … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Art, Death, Halloween, Holidays, Sculptures
Tagged art, carvings, eve, halloween, harry houdini, houdini, jack-o-lanterns, pumpkins
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In Memory of Houdini on the 90th Anniversary of His Death
By Tom Interval It’s been 90 years since Harry Houdini (1874–1926) died on Halloween, yet his name lives on—a testament to the genius behind his showmanship, originality, technical abilities, and knack for attaining publicity. Unhappy anniversary, Harry.
Posted in Anniversaries, Death, Halloween, Holidays, Photoshop Art
Tagged 1926, death, halloween, harry, holidays, houdini, memorial, memory, October 31
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Happy Birthday Robert-Houdin: Dec. 6, 1805
By Tom Interval I meant to post this image on Saturday. On that day 209 years ago, the pioneering French conjurer, Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, was born. Robert-Houdin is known as the “father of modern magic” and is the man whose … Continue reading
In Memory of Harry Houdini
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Tagged anniversary, death, harry houdini, houdini, memory, remembrance
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Houdini’s Voice Recorded 100 Years Ago Today
By Tom Interval It was exactly 100 years ago today that Houdini recorded his voice on Edison wax cylinders. This particular version is one I put together a couple of years ago. It’s about 3½ minutes long and is different … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Audio, Multimedia, Videos, Voice
Tagged 1914, flat bush, flatbush, flatbush ny, harry houdini, houdini, new york, ny, October 29, speaks, voice
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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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In Memoriam: How did Houdini die?
By Tom Interval If there were such a thing as the perfect day to die, Harry Houdini would have thanked the Grim Reaper. The legendary showman escaped the earth 87 years ago this minute—1:26 p.m. (ET) on October 31, 1926. … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Death, Halloween, Holidays
Tagged appendicitis, appendix, death, famous deaths, halloween, harry houdini, houdini, houdini's death, how did houdini die, murder, peritonitis
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Houdini Museum 