tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post5770025211078508520..comments2024-03-28T08:03:31.442-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Houdini's dye jobJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-12644996824679794092022-11-05T09:31:59.410-07:002022-11-05T09:31:59.410-07:00Dante aka Harry Jansen may have had red hair befor...Dante aka Harry Jansen may have had red hair before it turned white. Posters depict him with reddish brown hair as a young man.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-6651368319922194702022-11-05T09:22:27.871-07:002022-11-05T09:22:27.871-07:00Good question. Afraid I can't think of any off...Good question. Afraid I can't think of any off hand, But I bet someone can!John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-26415985162036548612022-11-03T09:09:39.939-07:002022-11-03T09:09:39.939-07:00OK thanks. Are there any famous red headed illusio...OK thanks. Are there any famous red headed illusionists?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-70299430574131264542022-11-03T07:25:46.686-07:002022-11-03T07:25:46.686-07:00On his early passports he writes black.On his early passports he writes black.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-7110701949367495582022-11-03T04:26:30.915-07:002022-11-03T04:26:30.915-07:00What colour was his hair before he went grey?What colour was his hair before he went grey?Phil The Hathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01155396955890734902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-72350650483822482962018-01-07T13:12:53.453-08:002018-01-07T13:12:53.453-08:00I understand "Houdini"now, more than eve...I understand "Houdini"now, more than ever. Concerning our looks(Hair die, white teeth, etc.. This is done for our audiences. We want to "look" our very best! Taking a shave, coloring of one's hair, should be done as our audiences are looking forward (hopefully)to a well groomed performer. Actually, I believe it enhances my performances as "anything that can misdirect Benjilinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14505487187432747316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-19143485613105330212018-01-05T19:12:47.459-08:002018-01-05T19:12:47.459-08:00Haha. :)Haha. :)John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-79465189209411863822018-01-05T16:34:40.843-08:002018-01-05T16:34:40.843-08:00I suppose HH should have pretended to be a dodger ...I suppose HH should have pretended to be a dodger then let the Military Police put the cuffs on him.<br />Would have made all the books about him just a little thicker.mark lyonsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-23868559725084932582018-01-05T14:24:31.436-08:002018-01-05T14:24:31.436-08:00I've updated with a link.I've updated with a link.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-88133654711515405392018-01-05T14:21:24.631-08:002018-01-05T14:21:24.631-08:00"Slacker" back then meant a draft dodger...<a href="http://www.trademarkandcopyrightlawblog.com/2014/06/when-slacker-was-a-dirty-word-defamation-and-draft-dodging-during-world-war-i/" rel="nofollow">"Slacker"</a> back then meant a draft dodger. I guess if you looked to be of "fighting age" (18-31) and you weren't overseas in the trenches, you got questioned. Actually makes this a bit more feasible. With his black John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-37940868875096983022018-01-05T14:13:48.243-08:002018-01-05T14:13:48.243-08:00Great post, John! The authorities were looking for...Great post, John! The authorities were looking for slackers? What does that mean? Was anyone under the age of 31 crossing the Hudson River into and out of Manhattan considered a suspicious person?Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.com