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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 ...
Bob Cousy. Robert Joseph Cousy ( / ˈkuːzi / KOO-zee, born August 9, 1928) is an American former professional basketball player. He played point guard for the Boston Celtics from 1950 to 1963, and briefly with the Cincinnati Royals during the 1969–70 season. A 13-time NBA All-Star [1] and 1957 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), Cousy was a core ...
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.
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 ...
Houdini is a 3D animation software application developed by Toronto -based SideFX, who adapted it from the PRISMS suite of procedural generation software tools. The procedural tools are used to produce different effects such as complex reflections, animations and particles system. [2] Some of its procedural features have been in existence since ...
Houdini performing the Chinese Water Torture Cell. The Chinese Water Torture Cell is a predicament escape made famous by Hungarian-American magician Harry Houdini.The illusion consists of three parts: first, the magician's feet are locked in stocks; next, he is suspended in mid-air from his ankles with a restraint brace; finally, he is lowered into a glass tank overflowing with water and the ...
The Mansion / The Houdini Estate. The Mansion is a four-bedroom mansion owned by music producer Rick Rubin in the Laurel Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Originally built in 1918, the house is famous for the successful bands who have recorded music there. The house was owned by Errol Flynn in the late 1930s.
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