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Listen to Houdini’s Final Seance (1936)
By Tom Interval Long before Harry Houdini died on Halloween (89 years ago this Saturday), he and his wife, Bess, purportedly made a pact that the first to die would try to contact the survivor from “the great beyond,” as … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Bess, Death, Halloween, Holidays, Multimedia, Photoshop Art, Seances, Videos
Tagged 1936, 1943, beatrice, bess, code, ed saint, edward saint, final seance, harry houdini, hollywood, hotel, houdini, houdini code, knickerbocker, knickerbocker hotel, los angeles, pact, seance
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The Abracadabra Kid Meets Bess Houdini
By Tom Interval If you’re a fan of children’s literature, then you’re probably familiar with Sid Fleischman’s work. If not, here’s the scoop: Fleischman (1920-2010) was a Newbery Medal-winning author who wrote children’s books, screenplays, novels, instructional magic books, and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Authors, Bess, Literature, Sculptures, Sid Fleischman
Tagged 1936, 2014, Aztec Woman of Tehuantepec, balboa park, beatrice, bess, bess houdini, bessie, ca, california, courtyard, donal hord, fountain, harry houdini, house of hospitality, la Tehuana, park, san diego, sculpture, sid fleischman, sidney fleischman
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Houdini’s Stamford Home Identified: 286 Webb’s Hill Road
By Tom Interval One of Harry Houdini’s better-known homes was (and is) located at 278 W. 113th St. in Harlem, his permanent residence. However, unless you’re a Houdini geek, you might not know the legendary escapologist and magician also owned … Continue reading
Posted in 278 W. 113th St., 286 Webb's Hill Rd., Bess, Buildings, Homes, Leopold
Tagged 1904, 1905, 286 webb's hill road, bess, connecticut, ct, ehrich weiss, farm, farmland, ferguson library, giovanni's, harry houdini, historic neighborhood preservation program, hnpp, home, houdini, house, john de forest, john l de forest, kenneth silverman, leopold, madonia, newsletter, north stamford, once ipon a long long ridge, property, rd, renee kahn, residence, restaurant, stamford, steak house, steakhouse, summer, triumphant lockwood, water well, webb family, webbs hill
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Bess Houdini with Mirror Cuffs and Houdini Bust
Here’s a magnificent photo of Bess Houdini I recently found on an auction website (below). The glittering goodies on the table include some pretty recognizable stuff. such as the original bronze Houdini bust, the legendary Mirror Cuffs, and the Hamilton & … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Bess, Bust, Collecting, Handcuffs, Mirror Cuffs
Tagged beatrice, bess, bessie, bust, daily mirror, harry houdini, mirror cuffs
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‘Harry Harry don’t go’: The Final Moments of Houdini’s Death
By Tom Interval 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 has been either overlooked or simply unknown: Edwin A. … 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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Niagara Falls Lovebirds
A rare, never-before-published photo of Harry Houdini and his wife Bess inhabiting this dimension to visit the Houdini Magical Hall of Fame in Niagara Falls, Canada. May your Valentine’s Day be equally anachronistic. Tom Interval
Posted in Bess, Holidays, Houdini Magical Hall of Fame, Museums
Tagged anachronism, beatrice, bess, bessie, canada, harry houdini, lovebirds, magical hall of fame, museum, niagara falls, ontario, photoshop
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