Wild About Harry- Magic Collector Expo 2024 aboard the Queen Mary
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- Dean Carnegie looks at the enigmatic Edward Saint
- Off to the Magic Collector Expo
- Is the Margery Box still out there?
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- 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
- Carnegie Magic Detective
- The RETURN of SLYDINI
- 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!
- 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
- Don’t miss the Magic Show happening this Sunday! - PAHomePage.com
- 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
- Houdini's Columbia Connections | Columbia Magazine - Columbia Magazine
- Why Dua Lipa References Harry Houdini on ‘Radical Optimism’ - imdb
- Today's Jewish Birthday: Harry Houdini - San Diego Jewish World
- Harry Houdini: The Man Who Inspired Superheroes - IGN
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When Harry Met Larry: Was this man Houdini’s assistant?
By Tom Interval Blogcast #10 is live! This one’s about a man who claimed he was Houdini’s assistant for 33 years, but I cast some doubt on that. It’s based on a blog I wrote a few days ago, but … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Escapes, Experts, Family, Gladys, Imitators, Larry Lewis, Leopold, Multimedia, Nathan, Patreon, Patrick Culliton, Podcasts, Siblings, Straitjacket, Theodore (Hardeen), Videos
Tagged 100-yard dash, arizona, assistants, california, harry houdini, houdini, Imitators, Larry Lewis, liars, marathoners, phoenix, runners, san francisco, tall tales
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By Tom Interval This man claimed to be Harry Houdini’s assistant and stand-in for 33 years. It just ain’t so. Read more at the Interval Magic blog: https://intervalmagic.wordpress.com/2019/06/25/when-harry-met-larry/ # # #
Posted in Bess, Escapes, Gladys, Imitators, Larry Lewis, Leopold, Myths, Nathan, Other Escapologists, Patrick Culliton, Straitjacket, Theodore (Hardeen)
Tagged 100-yard dash, assistants, dash, escape artists, escapologists, harry houdini, harryhoudini, houdini, Imitators, larry, Larry Lewis, lewis, runner
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Blogcast #9: Harry Haudyni, German Houdini Imitator
By Tom Interval Three days ago I posted an entry on my Interval Magic blog about Harry Haudyni, the German imitator of Harry Houdini. Blogcast #9 elaborates on that a bit and provides a way for you to listen to … Continue reading
Posted in Escapes, Harry Haudyni, Imitators, Multimedia, Other Escapologists, Patreon, Podcasts, Straitjacket, Videos
Tagged 1929, escape artists, german, germany, Harry Haudyni, harry houdini, haudyni, houdini, Imitators
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Haudyni: A German Houdini Imitator
By Tom Interval Harry Houdini had many imitators. One of them, called Harry Haudyni, appeared in a 1929 Movietone News film escaping from a straitjacket at a fair in Germany. To read more and to watch the full two-minute film, … Continue reading
Posted in Escapes, Harry Haudyni, Imitators, Straitjacket, Videos
Tagged german, germany, Harry Haudyni, harry houdini, harryhaudyni, haudyni, houdini, Imitators, straitjackets
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Leo’s Connecticut Mansion 360-degree Picture
LINK: Harry Houdini’s Brother Leo Owned This Connecticut Mansion By Tom Interval Are you a Houdini geek? A Connecticut history buff? No? Then the video below probably isn’t for you. It might sound kinda silly, but Houdini enthusiasts like me … Continue reading
Posted in 162 Old West Mountain Rd., 286 Webb's Hill Rd., Buildings, Homes, Homes, Leopold, Siblings
Tagged connecticut, ct, farm, farmland, harry houdini, home, houdini, house, leo, leopold, leopold weiss, mansion, ridgefield, stamford, summer
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Blogcast #7: Dynamite Magazine Harry Houdini Punch-Out
By Tom Interval Dynamite magazine, issue #79, December 1980, features an article about Harry Houdini titled “HOUDINI: The Magic Man Who Knew Whodunit!” As part of that theme, the mag includes a companion two-piece punch-out that, when constructed, becomes a mechanical toy showing … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, cardboard, cool stuff, cut-outs, cutouts, dyn-o-mite, Dynamite, escape artists, games, harry houdini, houdini, jimmie walker, magazines, magicians, optical illusions, Periodicals, punch-outs, punchouts, puzzles, toys
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Blogcast #6: Houdini Optical Illusion on National Geographic Brain Games
By Tom Interval In 2013, National Geographic’s Brain Games commissioned artist Pete Fecteau to create a Rubik’s Cube mosaic of the Houdini two-face optical illusion I made that year. I wrote about it at the time, and that’s the subject of today’s blogcast. Hope you … Continue reading
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Tagged ambiguous, art, artists, bistable, brain games, harry houdini, houdini, illusions, magicians, mosaic, multistable, national geographic, new york, new york city, newyork, newyorkcity, nyc, optical, optical illusions, perception, pete fecteau, peter fecteau, rubiks cubes, sculptures, shows, television, tom interval, tv, two-face illusions
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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
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