WILD ABOUT HARRY

William Rauscher and Mario in 2000. Sad news in the magic collecting world this week. Mario Carrandi passed away on Friday at age 84. Mario ...

Sid Krofft in David Copperfield 's museum. Sad news today that legendary children's television producer and visionary Sid Krofft has...

I'm very sad to learn that the great John Bengtson has passed away. John was a giant among film historians and THE man when it came to f...

Sad news out of Australia. Ian Satur, who built the one-third-scale model of Houdini's Voisin biplane for the 2010 Centenary of Flight c...

I'm sad to learn today of the loss of Mr. Piffles, the companion and performing partner of Piff the Magic Dragon . Watching this beautif...

David Haversat reports that William V. Rauscher has died. Below is the email David sent out moments ago. William V. Rauscher (1932-2024)   ...

I recently discovered a lengthy obituary for Edward Saint in the Oct. 23, 1942,  Hollywood Citizen . Some terrific quotes from Bess in it. B...

Sad news today. Milt Larsen, who co-founded the Magic Castle in Hollywood with his brother Bill, has passed away at age 92. Arlene Larsen r...

Like Houdini, Helen Keller is one of those remarkable figures in American history that every grade schooler learns about. Rendered deaf, dum...

This week came sad news of the death of Max Maven at age 71. I don't need to tell you that Max was a famous magician and mentalist, mayb...

Hard to believe the last time England lost a Queen #HarryHoudini was appearing in London and only 26. R.I.P. Your Majesty. pic.twitter.com/...

Yesterday saw the loss of two celebrated actors who, ironically, both appeared in the 1998 TNT original movie HOUDINI . English actor David ...

I'm sorry to learn today of the passing of actor James Caan. While Caan is well-known for a myriad of famous film roles, I always think ...

Yesterday came the sad news that comedian Gilbert Gottfried passed away at age 67. While Gilbert will be remembered for his ground-breaking ...

We end the year with some sad news. Ron Cartlidge, who wrote the groundbreaking 2002 book,  Houdini’s Texas Tours 1916 & 1923 , passed a...

Actor Stuart Damon has died at age 84. While Damon is best known for his roles on TV's  General Hospital and The Champions , we know hi...

We spend endless amounts of time going over every detail of Houdini's death. But the death of Hardeen rarely gets discussed. I admit I d...

Actor George Segal has passed away at age 87. While Segal is well known for his many roles in film and television, including an Oscar nomina...

Yesterday saw the passing of yet another magic legend, Mark Wilson. Mark Wilson was a big part of my early discovery of magic, appearing in ...

There has been a lot of sad news out of the magic world this month with the passing of Las Vegas magic legend Siegfried Fischbacher and sle...