Category Archives: television

Blogcast #11: Dinner at the Magic Castle with Kristen Connolly

Posted on October 9, 2019 by

By Tom Interval About six years ago, I wrote a blog about the night John Cox and I had dinner with actress Kristen Connolly (The Cabin in the Woods, House of Cards). Kristen was researching the role of Bess Houdini, … Continue reading →

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Blogcast #7: Dynamite Magazine Harry Houdini Punch-Out

Posted on March 30, 2019 by

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 →

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My Split-Second Appearance on a 1990 Busch Gardens Commercial

Posted on July 6, 2017 by

By Tom Interval Even in 1988, $50 didn’t seem like a lot of money to be in a television commercial. But who was I to complain? I was doing what I loved for a living at a super-cool theme park … Continue reading →

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Happy 83rd Birthday to Harry Blackstone Jr.

Posted on June 30, 2017 by

By Tom Interval 1934 was an eventful year: The first Flash Gordon comic strip was published. Nepal and Bihar experienced one of the worst earthquakes ever to hit those areas. Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., now known as Fujifilm, was established. … Continue reading →

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Harry Blackstone Jr. Died 19 Years Ago Today

Posted on May 14, 2016 by

By Tom Interval In memory of Harry Blackstone Jr., who died on this day 19 years ago, I’m posting this photo again.  I met him in Pittsburgh on June 4, 1981, when my father, Jerry Interval, a professional photographer, was … Continue reading →

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