tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post4529988963774767970..comments2024-03-28T21:34:40.656-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Doug Henning's World of Magic aired 35 years ago todayJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-14282193015211283712015-12-27T10:34:47.540-08:002015-12-27T10:34:47.540-08:00I also saw him at the Pantages. So glad I did. I f...I also saw him at the Pantages. So glad I did. I feel very lucky to have see one of the true legends of magic.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-80446276809059529852015-12-27T10:33:42.241-08:002015-12-27T10:33:42.241-08:00Wow! What a great memory. Thank you for sharing, S...Wow! What a great memory. Thank you for sharing, Shar.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-48893982198782124722015-12-26T16:18:35.332-08:002015-12-26T16:18:35.332-08:00There was a warmth and sweetness to Doug Hennings&...There was a warmth and sweetness to Doug Hennings' performances. In the 1980s, I saw a few of his television appearances, then later saw his wonderful show at the Pantages theater in L.A. He was a consummate artist who endeared himself to his audiences. <br />Harrison Englehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09283709038561396520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-16415487822259059032015-12-26T12:29:17.375-08:002015-12-26T12:29:17.375-08:00I was already very into magic but these two shows ...I was already very into magic but these two shows pushed me even deeper. I saw The Magic Show on Broadway and met Doug after the show. He talked to me in the snow at the stage door and was very nice to me.<br /> Later I even played Doug in The Magic Show in my high school play.<br />Thanks again for posting this John.<br />SharAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-7532752283047477012013-03-22T17:59:22.265-07:002013-03-22T17:59:22.265-07:00I agree Anon. I loved it.I agree Anon. I loved it.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-26292304453084529982011-12-07T15:28:31.919-08:002011-12-07T15:28:31.919-08:00Oh, & by the way, That book, "Spellbound ...Oh, & by the way, That book, "Spellbound - the magical life of Doug Henning" is AWSOME! Only one problem. Just like Doug's life, it was TOO SHORT! I hoped it would NEVER end! <br />Bill SmithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-52832880026835341122011-12-07T15:26:37.500-08:002011-12-07T15:26:37.500-08:00Thanks for this touching tribute to my idol Doug H...Thanks for this touching tribute to my idol Doug Henning. I saw all his specials, & i believe most all his appearances on other shows, & saw him in person in San Antonio, Texas in 1985. After the show, I met him & Debby outside the stage door. I told Doug i worked at the local Magic shop, & he said "That's great! Keep up the good work, because i'll get tired of all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-8717513025827703212011-01-01T07:36:32.630-08:002011-01-01T07:36:32.630-08:00And the assault continued into 1976 with several n...And the assault continued into 1976 with several new books about Houdini, many reprints of older books, and the TV movie in Oct. I guess this all sprung from it being the 50th Anniversary of the death, but it certainly seemed like fate that we should become a Houdini fanatics.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-8583503420723816952011-01-01T01:17:56.348-08:002011-01-01T01:17:56.348-08:00Seems we had the same spell cast on us John. My in...Seems we had the same spell cast on us John. My intro to all this was also The Houdini Movie with Tony Curtis followed by Doug Henning and his first special.Carnegiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-4442772753650154792010-12-26T14:03:21.106-08:002010-12-26T14:03:21.106-08:00This was truly amazing. It was the first time I h...This was truly amazing. It was the first time I had ever seen someone other than Houdini perform the USD (as Harry called it) or the WTC as most others did.<br />I had also heard that Doug had plans for a magic theme park but it never got underway. Sad as it would have been very interesting to see what he could have come up with in creating a land of magic.<br />AlexAlexanderia the Greathttp://alexanderiathegreat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-34281871482810966382010-12-26T11:26:02.716-08:002010-12-26T11:26:02.716-08:00That is sad - thanks for mentioning the book. I w...That is sad - thanks for mentioning the book. I would like to know more about him.melbonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-34031898814115249292010-12-26T11:13:54.420-08:002010-12-26T11:13:54.420-08:00His death was a shock and very sad. It was interes...His death was a shock and very sad. It was interesting, because for many, many years, no-one ever really knew what had happened to Doug Henning. He just seemed to vanish in 1987. Then, in 2000, he suddenly reappeared one night at The Magic Castle, looking exactly like the Doug Henning of old. It was the talk of the magic world. But within a month or so, he was dead, and it was then understood John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-25194193702973614632010-12-26T10:49:17.098-08:002010-12-26T10:49:17.098-08:00I think I do remember seeing him do this. He was ...I think I do remember seeing him do this. He was Mr Magic in the 70s, that's for sure. I didn't realise until I started reading your blog that he had died. James Randi came out here a few times (and once memorably had a run in on live television with a local talk show host over a psychic). But Doug was pretty much king I think.melbonoreply@blogger.com