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- NPR : The Life and Death of Harry Houdini - The great magician Harry Houdini left this life nearly 80 years ago on Halloween. Some say Houdini's premature death was caused in part by his reputation for bravado and superhuman strength. Hear a seance attempting to contact Houdini [3:30 Realaudio broadcast] and a historian's commentary about Houdini's last days [4:47 Realaudio broadcast].
- And Now Houdini - Little known facts about the life of magician Harry Houdini. Rare photos, posters. Hear him speak, see him perform. Online anniversary seance.
- Harry Houdini (1874-1926) - From the PBS network - a short biography.
- The American Experience: Houdini - "Houdini" follows the transformation of Jewish Hungarian immigrant Ehrich Weiss to the world's greatest escape artist.
- The Miracle Mongers, An Expose by Harry Houdini - The complete online HTML text, extensively annotated, with references cross-linked to the Encyclopedia of the Self.
- IMdb.com - Harry Houdini - Filmography, awards, biography, agent, discussions, photos, news articles, fan sites.
- NPR : Exposing Houdini - In June 2004 a new exhibition about Houdini opens in Appleton, Wisconsin. But some modern day conjurers want part of the show to disappear. Harriet Baskas reports. Part of the Hidden Treasures Radio Project series. [5:30 Realaudio broadcast plus an online photo gallery]
- Houdini in The New York Times - Resource for Houdini enthusiasts who want to access hundreds of articles, features, and letters that appeared in the Times during the first half of the twentieth century.
- IMdb.com - Houdini: Unlocking His Secrets (1995) (TV) - Filmography, awards, biography, agent, discussions, photos, news articles, fan sites.
- IMdb.com - Haldane of the Secret Service (1923) - Filmography, awards, biography, agent, discussions, photos, news articles.
Wikipedia Articles
- Chinese Water Torture Cell - The Chinese Water Torture Cell is a predicament escape made famous by Hungarian/American magician Harry Houdini. The illusion consists of three parts: first, Houdini's feet are locked in stocks; next, Houdini is suspended in mid-air from his ankles with a restraint brace; finally, Houdini is lowered into a glass tank overflowing with water and the restraint is locked to the top ...
- The Great Houdini (film) - The Great Houdini was a highly fictionalized made-for-TV movie biography of Harry Houdini featuring TV stars Paul Michael Glaser (Starsky and Hutch) and Sally Struthers (All in the Family) was written and directed by Melville Shavelson (who also wrote the novelization). This film first aired on ABC on Friday, October 8, 1976 under the title The Great Houdinis.
- Harry Kellar - Harry Kellar (1849 - 1922) was an American magician who presented large stage shows during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Kellar was arguably the predecessor of Harry Houdini and the successor of Robert Heller.
- Harry Houdini - | birth_place = Budapest, Hungary
- Bess Houdini - Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner, known as Bess, was the stage assistant and wife of Harry Houdini. They had no children.