WILD ABOUT HARRY

On this 77th anniversary of Bess Houdini 's death aboard a train outside Needles, California in 1943, here's a treat recently discov...

Here's a rare photo of Bess with her nephew Harry Houdini Hinson. Harry was the oldest child of Bess's sister Marie Hinson . He was ...

House of Roulx & Co. is offering limited editions of rare Houdini photos digitally mastered from the original glass negatives. Some are...

Recently our friend and frequent contributor Neil McNally traveled to New York where he visited the remarkable Houdini Museum of New York...

Here's another incredible unpublished image from the collection of the American Museum of Magic in Marshall, Michigan. This shows Houdi...

Remember that scene in the Houdini miniseries in which Bess (Kristen Connolly) sits on the lap of a soldier at a party and Houdini (Adri...

Bess Houdini died 72 years ago today on February 11, 1943 aboard a train bound for her family's home in New York. While details of her f...

A few weeks ago a truly incredible letter from Bess Houdini to her nephew Vincent sold on eBay for $434. Vincent Ehrich Hinson was the so...

I'm pushing our regular Monday installment of "Unpublished Houdini" to tomorrow so I can bring you another treasure from the H...

Today we have a special BONUS clip from the amazing audio interview with Bess Houdini's sister, Marie Hinson (Rahner), recorded by Sta...

Today we continue our special Labor Day Weekend audio interview with Bess Houdini's sister, Marie Hinson (Rahner), recorded by Stanle...

Today we continue our special Labor Day Weekend audio interview with Bess Houdini's sister, Marie Hinson (Rahner), recorded by Stanle...

Bess and her sister Marie in 1909. (Photo courtesy John C. Hinson.) Probably the most incredible experience any Houdini buff can have i...

It's been a big summer here at WILD ABOUT HARRY. We've enjoyed a local Houdini play , discovered a lost Houdini scrapbook , and cr...