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Category Archives: Harry Houdini
Houdini Jack-o’-Lantern 2019
By Tom Interval Another Halloween, another Houdini jack-o’-lantern. I got a late start on this one and didn’t carve it until today—Halloween—the 93rd anniversary of Houdini’s death. Here’s a 10-second video for your entertainment pleasure. Scroll down to see a … Continue reading
Posted in art, Harry Houdini, Harry Houdini, jack-o'-lanterns
Tagged art, artwork, carved, carving, flickering, halloween, harry houdini, harryhoudini, houdini, jack-o-lantern, jackolantern, magicians, pumpkin, pumpkins, san diego, sandiego, spooky
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Houdini’s Birth: 1986 Blurb Incorrectly Corrects Me
By Tom Interval For those who know anything about Harry Houdini, the stats of his birth are not controversial. The master showman and mystifier was born Erik Weisz in Budapest, Hungary, on March 24, 1874. After he and his family … Continue reading
Posted in Famous Magicians, Harry Houdini, Harry Houdini, magic history
Tagged 1874, articles, biography, birth, birth date, birthdate, Books, born, budapest, corrections, date, day, escape artists, harold kellock, harry houdini, houdini, houdini books, hungary, integrity, john g craig jr, journalism, legends, leo rullmann, magic, magician, milbourne christopher, myths, name, pg, pittsburgh, post-gazette, sam, society of american magicians, when was harry houdini born, when was houdini born, william gresham, year
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Blogcast #10: When Harry Met Larry
By Tom Interval In today’s blogcast, then tenth in a series, I talk about Larry Lewis, a banquet waiter, runner, magician, and escape artist, who claimed to be Harry Houdini’s assistant for 33 years. I cast some doubt on that … Continue reading
Posted in Biographical, Blogcasts, Famous Magicians, Harry Houdini, Harry Houdini, Imitators, Multimedia, patreon, Podcasts, Productions, Videos, Videos
Tagged 100-yard dash, arizona, assistants, Blogcasts, centenarians, dashes, harry houdini, history, houdini, larry lewis, liars, lies, magicians, phoenix, runners, san francisco, tall tales
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When Harry Met Larry
By Tom Interval Listen to/watch this blog entry in video format → Despite the title of this blog entry, I have to come clean: I have no idea if Harry met Larry. I’m talking about Harry Houdini, of course. But … Continue reading
Posted in Famous Magicians, Harry Houdini, Harry Houdini, Imitators
Tagged 100-yard dash, alison young, assistants, athletes, beatrice, bess houdini, bessie, ca, california, california death index, chains, circus, circuses, comedians, dash, entertainers, escape artist, escapology, francis, harry houdini, hotels, houdini, houdini assistant, larry e lewis, larry lewis, liars, magician, music hall alice, newspaper articles, performers, record, ringling brothers, ropes, runners, saint, san francisco, social security death index, st. francis hotel, straitjackets, upside down, vaudeville, vital records
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Blogcast #9: Harry Haudyni, German Houdini Imitator
By Tom Interval Three days ago I posted a blog about Harry Haudyni, the German imitator of Harry Houdini. Blogcast #9 elaborates on that a bit and provides a way for you to listen to the original blog instead of … Continue reading
Posted in Blogcasts, Famous Magicians, Harry Houdini, Harry Houdini, Houdini, Imitators, Imitators, Magicians, magicians, Productions, Resources, Videos, Videos
Tagged Bad Dürkheim, Blogcasts, entertainers, escape artists, escapes, german, germany, harry haudyni, harry houdini, haudyni, houdini, Imitators, language, movietone news, Podcasts, soundcloud, straight jackets, straightjackets, strait jackets, straitjackets
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Haudyni: A German Houdini Imitator
By Tom Interval If television existed in the 1920s, and it aired the game show To Tell the Truth, producers could have invited many more than two contestants pretending to be Houdini: HOST Will the real Harry Houdini please stand … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Famous Magicians, Film, Harry Houdini, Harry Houdini, Houdini, Imitators, Imitators, Magicians, Videos, Videos
Tagged 1929, entertainers, escape artists, escapology, fairs, german, germany, harry haudyni, harry houdini, houdini, Imitators, magicians, performers
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Blogcast #8: Harry Houdini’s Stamford Home
By Tom Interval In 1904, Harry Houdini purchased a summer home on farmland in Stamford, Connecticut. For some unknown reason, he sold it a year later, and since then, only two other families have owned it. The original house burned … Continue reading
Posted in Biographical, Blogcasts, Famous Magicians, Harry Houdini, Harry Houdini, Learning, magicians, Multimedia, patreon, Productions, Resources, Videos, Videos
Tagged connecticut, ct, harry houdini, historic neighborhood preservation program, hnpp, home, homes, houdini, houdinihome, house, houses, magicians, news, newsletters, rd, residence, residents, road, stamford, webbs hill
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Harry Houdini’s Brother Leo Owned This Connecticut Mansion
By Tom Interval Are you a Houdini geek? A Connecticut history buff? No? Then the video below probably isn’t for you. It might sound kinda silly, but Houdini enthusiasts like me want to travel back in time to meet the … Continue reading
Posted in Famous Magicians, Harry Houdini, Harry Houdini, Multimedia, Photos, Videos
Tagged brother, connecticut, ct, farm, farmland, harry houdini, home, houdini, houdini's brother, house, leopold weiss, mansion, ridgefield, stamford
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Blogcast #7: Dynamite Magazine Harry Houdini Punch-Out
By Tom Interval Dynamite magazine, issue #79, December 1980, features an article about Harry Houdini titled “HOUDINI: The Magic Man Who Knew Whodunit!” As part of that theme, the mag includes a companion two-piece punch-out that, when constructed, becomes a … Continue reading
Posted in animated images, Blogcasts, Famous Magicians, Harry Houdini, Harry Houdini, Multimedia, Optical Illusions, patreon, Productions, Resources, Social Media, television, Television Shows, Videos, Videos
Tagged 1980, 1980s, actors, cardboard, cut-out, cutout, dyn-o-mite, Dynamite, dynamite magazine, games, harry houdini, houdini, jimmie walker, magazines, magicians, mechanical, mechanics, paper, perforation, Publications, punch-out, punchout, scholastic, toys
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