tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post7510730374117818102..comments2024-03-28T21:34:40.656-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: The first great Houdini biographyJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-64405937890676796422016-05-26T12:00:51.911-07:002016-05-26T12:00:51.911-07:00Ha! I love it. Glad you found the book. Enjoy!Ha! I love it. Glad you found the book. Enjoy!John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-10837775715956593442016-05-26T10:00:09.364-07:002016-05-26T10:00:09.364-07:00I was reading this post last night and when I came...I was reading this post last night and when I came across the photos of the 1970's printing I said that cover looks familiar so I dug through my books and sure enough I had a copy..and didn't even know it..thanks for the great post and for jogging my memory...can't wait to read it now!!TJ Laviolettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560022986779459401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-52890396271702173552013-06-11T10:25:59.826-07:002013-06-11T10:25:59.826-07:00True, it is very well written.True, it is very well written.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-27355012896521467122013-06-10T20:27:49.037-07:002013-06-10T20:27:49.037-07:00Excellent review! i would add that it is probably ...Excellent review! i would add that it is probably the best-written of all the bios. Gresham was a pro.DAVID SALTMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270760638995836991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-21149904418375390802013-06-09T09:24:12.719-07:002013-06-09T09:24:12.719-07:00Thanks Dean. Yes, Gresham knew and was clearly smi...Thanks Dean. Yes, Gresham knew and was clearly smitten by Daisy White.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-61684349386987096822013-06-09T09:23:25.034-07:002013-06-09T09:23:25.034-07:00Yep, Gresham was the first to debunk the under the...Yep, Gresham was the first to debunk the under the ice story.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-50553709034108977042013-06-09T09:22:21.504-07:002013-06-09T09:22:21.504-07:00Really? Now that's something I've never he...Really? Now that's something I've never heard before. Not sure I want to believe that without some evidence. Could be a question to ask Randi. He knew Gresham well and worked with him on the book.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-64768639842562920562013-06-09T06:49:07.897-07:002013-06-09T06:49:07.897-07:00It is my understanding that Gresham was ill during...It is my understanding that Gresham was ill during the writing of this, and that it was mostly done by Christopher. There was an issue of the S.A.M. magazine that had Christopher on the cover that had this information, but I can't find my copy so I accept any rebuttals.<br />The first Houdini book for me was the Scholastic books edition of Williams/Epstein juvenile biography.BThomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12846506259369299815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-37636606923721146882013-06-08T23:19:27.302-07:002013-06-08T23:19:27.302-07:00Always good stuff John. I didn't read the Gres...Always good stuff John. I didn't read the Gresham book until years after it came out. And it was invaluable when doing the research on Daisy White.Carnegiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-74197372532922961662013-06-08T09:47:28.399-07:002013-06-08T09:47:28.399-07:00I agree John, this biography really was the first ...I agree John, this biography really was the first important work on Houdini. That last paperback edition from 1975 was also my first literary introduction to Houdini.<br /><br />I believe Gresham also debunked the famous under-the-ice escape in Detroit that we saw in the Tony Curtis film.<br /><br />I have trouble believing Dunninger's story of Houdini sobbing and telling Joe that he would Leo Hevianoreply@blogger.com