Houdini is a short strong stocky man with small feet and a very large head. Seen from the stage, his figure, with its short legs and its pugilist’s proportions, is less impressive than at close range, ...

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An interest in spiritualism drew the escapologist and the Sherlock Holmes author together but, as actor-playwright Haig’s drama Magic shows, also threw them into conflict ...

When it comes to most people's biggest fears, being buried alive is right up there. But the master magician Harry Houdini was no stranger to stunts that would make other people sweat. In 1915, he ...

Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. A team of forensic experts will pore over the exhumed remains of renowned escape artist Harry Houdini to determine whether he was ...

Harry Houdini became one of the most famous people in the world thanks to his gifts as an escape artist and a magician. But he also devoted his life to a different kind of mission as well: exposing ...

NEW YORK - Nestled next to the late Lewins, Blums and Levys in a spooky old cemetery in New York City lies the final resting place of America's most legendary magician, interred under a granite ...

Pick a card ... any card! One of the first decks of cards ever used by Harry Houdini sold for $43,410 Sunday night at Goldin Auctions. The cards were passed to Houdini's wife, Bess, after his death in ...

World-famous illusionist Harry Houdini passed away on Halloween 1926 despite cheating death numerous times with his jaw-dropping stunts — and nearly a century later, his great-nephew is looking for ...

"Catch me or I go Houdini." On paper, it sounds like the kind of daring ultimatum Harry Houdini himself would've uttered before disappearing from a straitjacket in midair. But in 2023, these words ...