tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post7316219092202603581..comments2024-03-28T03:39:00.025-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Tour Houdini Art and Magic with Joshua Jay (Part 1)John Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-52257424161000994332011-12-13T16:56:25.990-08:002011-12-13T16:56:25.990-08:00I've also seen the anecdote refer to Robert-Ho...I've also seen the anecdote refer to Robert-Houdin's daughter-in-law. I don't know when Robert-Houdin's second wife died, but Wikipedia indicates she was born around 1815. So she could have been alive and in her late 80s when Houdini first visited France.Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-57869859967878926992011-12-13T09:52:14.274-08:002011-12-13T09:52:14.274-08:00I absolutely agree with you, Arthur! The genesis o...I absolutely agree with you, Arthur! The genesis of this book was in the snub from Houdin's widow. Had she treated Houdini better that day, this book would have never happened.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-90210457993818936132011-12-13T09:25:35.605-08:002011-12-13T09:25:35.605-08:00Since much of this video is about this, I will com...Since much of this video is about this, I will comment on why Houdini wrote this title. I have said this to others before concerning Houdini's book "The Unmasking..." Without question Houdini was very egotistical and most things always had to be about him. Houdini was certainly a very complex man. This book was only written because of when he went to visit Houdin's widow to pay Arthur Mosesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-57395057744128696642011-12-12T18:04:22.381-08:002011-12-12T18:04:22.381-08:00Nice. Thanks for the heads up on this.Nice. Thanks for the heads up on this.Carnegiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.com