tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post7609131971715493965..comments2024-03-28T08:03:31.442-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Location of Houdini's pool escape revealed in two new photosJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-16673469470946499002013-11-28T09:00:22.630-08:002013-11-28T09:00:22.630-08:00I've now seen a photo from this escape dated 1...I've now seen a photo from this escape dated 1923. That makes more sense.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-50283208275963425882012-03-18T11:26:17.152-07:002012-03-18T11:26:17.152-07:00Oops! I just noticed the diving photo is in Patric...Oops! I just noticed the diving photo is in Patrick Culliton's Houdini The Key (along with a photo of Houdini surfacing). Sorry Patrick.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-76252427194273662192012-03-07T22:16:03.862-08:002012-03-07T22:16:03.862-08:00You're probably thinking of this pic:
http://...You're probably thinking of this pic:<br /><br />http://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2011/02/houdini-in-h-o-l-l-y-w-o-o-d.html<br /><br />Nothing to do with this.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-39190631714253113422012-03-07T20:17:24.564-08:002012-03-07T20:17:24.564-08:00I remember seeing a photo on this site of Houdini ...I remember seeing a photo on this site of Houdini in a bathing suit chatting with a taller gentleman. I can't find it right now but I wonder if that photo is connected to the Pool Photo demonstration.Leo Hevianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-89631707994887378742012-03-07T11:43:41.263-08:002012-03-07T11:43:41.263-08:00Also possible he wasn't in LA performing. He c...Also possible he wasn't in LA performing. He could have been here on movie biz business. Did TMFB have an LA premiere? And this doesn't look like a typical "bridge jump" stunt. With my new pic showing other men diving, this could have been a private event or exhibition of some kind.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-91599278488683515212012-03-06T21:31:58.923-08:002012-03-06T21:31:58.923-08:00Thanks, Leo. The diving board shot was one of the ...Thanks, Leo. The diving board shot was one of the first photos I ever saw of Houdini as well because it's in the paperback edition of Gresham. I very excited that we can peg this as being the pool at the Ambassador. That's historic. The date could be correct as well.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-33381608068852113582012-03-06T20:35:13.618-08:002012-03-06T20:35:13.618-08:00The Pool Photo was one of the first photos I ever ...The Pool Photo was one of the first photos I ever saw of Houdini in a magic history book when I was in elementary school. Before that, I had seen at least one photo of a much younger bushy haired Houdini in black formal wear and handcuffed up to his elbows. <br /><br />When I saw that Pool Photo of Houdini standing on that diving board cradling that metal ball with chains around his ankles, I Leo Hevianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-40645304220510619282012-03-06T17:14:40.767-08:002012-03-06T17:14:40.767-08:00Perhaps the date on the photo refers to when it wa...Perhaps the date on the photo refers to when it was archived and not the day of the event?John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-15316635301644854482012-03-06T17:06:32.318-08:002012-03-06T17:06:32.318-08:00I didn't think Houdini played Los Angeles in 1...I didn't think Houdini played Los Angeles in 1922.Houdini's Ghosthttp://www.houdinisghost.comnoreply@blogger.com