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Harry Houdini. Erik Weisz (March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926), known as Harry Houdini ( / huːˈdiːni / hoo-DEE-nee ), was a Hungarian-American escape artist, illusionist, and stunt performer, noted for his escape acts. [3] Houdini first attracted notice in vaudeville in the United States and then as Harry 'Handcuff' Houdini on a tour of ...
Houdini is a two-part, four-hour History channel miniseries written by Nicholas Meyer and directed by Uli Edel. It premiered on September 1, 2014. It premiered on September 1, 2014. The series stars Adrien Brody as Harry Houdini and features the life of the legendary illusionist and escape artist from poverty to worldwide fame.
Houdini is a 1953 American Technicolor biographical film from Paramount Pictures, produced by George Pal and Berman Swarttz, directed by George Marshall, that stars Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. The film's screenplay , based upon the life of magician and escape artist Harry Houdini , was written by Philip Yordan , based on the book Houdini by ...
Bess Houdini appeared as herself in the 1938 film Religious Racketeers (a.k.a. Mystic Circle Murder) directed by Frank O'Conner and produced by Fanchon Royer. In the film, she expressed her belief that communication with those who have died is impossible. The film sparked controversy among spiritualists, but was praised by magicians.
History. Opened in October 2012, [4] the Houdini Museum of New York contains several hundred pieces of ephemera, most of which belonged to magician and escape artist Harry Houdini. Of the museum's many pieces, Houdini's 1907 escape coffin (in which Houdini was sealed with six-inch nails and subsequently escaped), the "robot" from Houdini's 1919 ...
Original release. Network. TNT. Release. December 6, 1998. ( 1998-12-06) Houdini is a 1998 American biographical drama television film about the life of the magician Harry Houdini, written and directed by Pen Densham. It stars Johnathon Schaech, Stacy Edwards, Paul Sorvino and David Warner. It debuted on TNT on December 6, 1998.
I want to add: In the Japanese tokusatsu, Kamen Rider Ghost, the spirit of Harry Houdini, helps the character Kamen Rider Specter/Makoto Fukami to access his flying/escape artist Houdini Damashii form. It is ironic that Houdini's spirit is one of the 15 legendary spirits since he is known for debunking spiritualists.
Theodore Hardeen. Ferenc Dezső Weisz (March 4, 1876 – June 12, 1945), known as Theodore " Dash " Hardeen, was a Hungarian-American magician and escape artist who was the younger brother of Harry Houdini. Hardeen, who usually billed himself as the "brother of Houdini", was the founder of the Magician's Guild.