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Carnegie Magic Detective
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- 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???
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- Exposing Magic!
New York Times
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- 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
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- A Box of Tricks, Studio Size
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- 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
- Why Dua Lipa References Harry Houdini on 'Radical Optimism' - Showbiz Cheat Sheet
- Don’t miss the Magic Show happening this Sunday! - PAHomePage.com
- On this day in history, October 31, 1926, escape artist Harry Houdini shackled eternally by Grim Reaper - Fox News
- 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
- Why Dua Lipa References Harry Houdini on ‘Radical Optimism’ - imdb
Tag Archives: birthday
Harry Houdini Born Erik Weisz 145 Years Ago Today
By Tom Interval On March 24, 1874, Erik Weisz was born in Budapest, Hungary. After moving to the United States four years later, the spelling of his name would be anglicized to Ehrich Weiss. From the early 1880s to the … Continue reading
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
Posted in Anniversaries, Birth, Death, Escapes, Youth
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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Happy Birthday, Houdini!
By Tom Interval On March 24, 1874—140 years ago today—legendary escape artist and magician Harry Houdini escaped from his mother’s womb in Budapest, Hungary. Born as Erik Weisz in a room at Rákosárok utca 1. sz. (a street now known … Continue reading
Posted in Birth, Buildings, Cecilia, Mayer, Parents, Rákosárok utca 1. sz.
Tagged birth, birth place, birthday, birthplace, budapest, budapest hungary, buildings, harry houdini, houdini, Rákosárok utca 1. sz.
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Happy Birthday Bess!
By Tom Interval Although many sources cite January 22 as Bess Houdini’s birthday, John Cox of Wild About Harry has uncovered evidence that Houdini himself celebrated Bess’s birthday today—January 23. At least, that was the case in 1921. The evidence? … Continue reading
Posted in Bess, Birthday
Tagged beatrice, bess houdini, bessie, birth date, birth day, birth year, birthdate, birthday, birthyear, rahner, wilhelmina
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