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Thursday, August 11, 2011

Houdini Birthright released for Kindle

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The 1995 Houdini-Holmes mash-up novel, Sherlock Holmes and the Houdini Birthright by Val Andrews, has been released for the Amazon Kindle ...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Houdini takes the fight to Washington

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A nice original photo of Houdini testifying before Congress on May 20, 1926 has sold on eBay for $224.72. One thing I really like about this...
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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Identity of Erdnase to be revealed?

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There is a great deal of buzz in the magic world today as word is the September issue of Genii Magazine , which will be released tomorrow,...
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Signed Houdini calling card part of Tony Curtis estate sale, Sept 17

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A signed Houdini calling card is one of several magic related items being auctioned as part of a massive estate sale of actor Tony Curtis...

Houdini rides the Broadway Local

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Reader Joe Hanosek alerted me to this photo, featured as part of a retrospective at gothamist.com . It shows a graffiti-filled New York subw...
Monday, August 8, 2011

The Culliton Papers

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Recently, noted Houdini expert Patrick Culliton, author of several books including the most recent Houdini The Key , generously gave me a ...
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Link: Dorothy Dietrich discovers secrets of Houdini's grave

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Dorothy Dietrich and Dick Brookz have posted a special page to their Scranton Houdini Museum website documenting their recent discoveries ...
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Sunday, August 7, 2011

John Calvert turns 100

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Magician and actor John Calvert has turned 100 years old. Calvert knew Bess Houdini and Edward Saint when they lived in Hollywood in the ...
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Link: Dave Stevens and Me by Patrick Culliton

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Patrick Culliton has just posted on his website, Houdini's Ghost, memories of his good friend Dave Stevens. Stevens was a talented artis...

Extreme Houdini

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When Houdini came to Hollywood in 1919 to make his two films with Famous Players-Lasky, he and studio publicity men apear to have traveled a...
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Saturday, August 6, 2011

The problem with Bessie - a footnote

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The Secret Life of Houdini   author Bill Kalush points me toward corroboration for my (somewhat controversial) post about the medical condi...
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Friday, August 5, 2011

The Houdini Exposure will tour UK in Spring 2012

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Following two sell-out preview performances in October 2009 at the Arena Theatre in Wolverhampton, Little Earthquake, a UK based theatre com...
Thursday, August 4, 2011

American Experience Houdini DVD available for pre-order

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The DVD of the PBS American Experience Houdini documentary is now available for pre-order at on Amazon.com . Price is $24.99, but it is cu...
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