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Today is the 90th birthday of Magic Castle co-founder Milt Larsen. For the occasion, the AMA held a star-studded birthday celebration on ZOO...

Houdini's tour of Australia in 1910 is most celebrated for his aviation exploits. But he also wowed audiences with escapes, including a ...

The April 2021 issue of The Linking Ring comntains an article by yours truly about Houdini's Film Developing Corporation, his "not...

Even though Houdini had announced his retirement from vaudeville to make movies, in December 1921 he went back on the vaudeville circui...

Here is the full documentary The Magic of Houdini with Alan Davies . This first aired in the UK on Easter Sunday, 2014. It's well done a...

Yesterday I had the great pleasure of joining the members of IBM Ring 129 for a discussion of Houdini in Kansas City. Turns out Kansas City...

Here's a rundown of posts by category that appeared on WILD ABOUT HARRY in March.  Most Viewed Post Homeowner discovers Houdini posters ...

This has sure been an exciting month of Houdini discoveries. So let's end it with one more! On September 16, 1925, Houdini performed a s...

Last year The Houdini Museum of New York moved to a "top secret" location in New Jersey. Now owner Roger Dreyer has launched a new...

On November 18, 1918 Houdini made a quick personal appearance at the Merrimack Square movie theater in Lowell, Massachusetts. He was on his ...

There's a joke you'll sometimes hear that is supposed to be from Houdini's time. It goes: -What kind of magicians did Houdini li...

Our friend Diego Domingo shares this curiosity from his collection to mark Houdini's 147th birthday yesterday. This is a label marked on...

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...

The Society of American Magicians mark the birthday of their "Most Illustrious" president today with a special Houdini-themed epis...