Peek at Houdini’s handcuffs in NYC exhibit on ‘Golden Age’ of magicians

Now you see it! A rare collection of tools and tricks used by legendary magician Harry Houdini for seemingly inexplicable ...
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Houdini performed an escape act in 1916 at this historic Grand Rapids building

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - It was just after Thanksgiving, and Grand Rapids locals were preparing to converge on Nov. 29, 1916, to watch escape artist Harry Houdini attempt to free himself while dangling from ...
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Famed escape artist Houdini visited Salt Lake City. These were his daring stunts

SALT LAKE CITY — Once upon a time, Harry Houdini, the famed magician and escape artist, hung upside down from a downtown building in Salt Lake City. Houdini started his career in entertainment at an ...
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A magician finally tricked Houdini - and the secret is surprisingly simple

In 1899, the world-famous escape artist Harry Houdini issued a bold challenge, claiming that no magic trick could fool him if ...
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This Dangerous Trick Wowed Houdini’s Fans The Curious Life and Death of... | Smithsonian Channel

The water torture cell escape was arguably Houdini’s most memorable stunt. So much so that many people wrongly assume it killed him–a myth invented by the 1953 movie about his life, starring Tony ...
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Can’t Escape The Magic Of Houdini

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. Actor and magician John Calvert, at left in an advertisement for the 1948 movie ’The ...
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Harry Houdini

As an amateur magician of long standing, I was naturally interested in Daniel Mark Epstein’s “The Case of Houdini” (October, 1986). His attempt to refute a showman who insisted that magicians always ...