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American escapologist and stuntman (1874–1926)
professionally as Harry Houdini (/huːˈdiːni/ hoo-DEE-nee), was an American escapologist, illusionist, and stunt performer noted for his escape acts. Houdini first
Harry_Houdini
Stage assistant and wife of Harry Houdini (1876–1943)
Beatrice "Bess" Houdini (née Rahner; January 23, 1876 – February 11, 1943) was an American stage assistant and wife of Harry Houdini. Wilhelmina Beatrice
Bess_Houdini
2014 television bio-drama miniseries
as Harry Houdini and features the life of the legendary illusionist and escape artist from poverty to worldwide fame. Adrien Brody as Harry Houdini, world-famous
Houdini_(miniseries)
2008 studio album by I'm from Barcelona
Who Killed Harry Houdini? is the second full-length studio album by Swedish indie pop band I'm from Barcelona, released on October 14, 2008. A streaming
Who_Killed_Harry_Houdini?
Mansion and recording studio in Laurel Canyon, California
there. Although many say that Harry Houdini lived at the mansion, no one has ever lived in the Mansion under the name "Houdini". There is confusion between
The Mansion (recording studio)
The_Mansion_(recording_studio)
British-Canadian-American television drama series
Houdini & Doyle is a television drama series loosely based on the real-world friendship of Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A 10-episode first
Houdini_&_Doyle
American actor (born 1969)
Night Clerk (2020). On television, Schaech's work include as Harry Houdini in Houdini (1998), Time of Your Life (1999–2000), and Colonel Sidney Sherman
Johnathon_Schaech
American stage magician (1849–1922)
the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Kellar was a predecessor of Harry Houdini and a successor of Robert Heller and Isaiah Hughes, under whom he apprenticed
Harry_Kellar
American actor and visual artist (born 1973)
Primetime Emmy Awards for his respective roles as Harry Houdini in the History Channel miniseries Houdini (2014) and investor Josh Aaronson in the HBO series
Adrien_Brody
1953 film by George Marshall
the life of magician and escape artist Harry Houdini, was written by Philip Yordan, based on the book Houdini by Harold Kellock. The film's music score
Houdini_(1953_film)
Hungarian-American entertainer (1876–1945)
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
Theodore_Hardeen
2023 single by Dua Lipa
"Houdini" is a song by English singer Dua Lipa. It was released on 9 November 2023 through Warner Records, as the lead single from Lipa's third studio
Houdini_(Dua_Lipa_song)
British writer and physician (1859–1930)
led to a public falling-out with his friend, the American magician Harry Houdini. Doyle's works are still widely read and adapted in the 21st century
Arthur_Conan_Doyle
Practice of escaping from restraints
was Harry Houdini, who built his career on demonstrating the ability to escape from a huge variety of restraints and difficult situations. Houdini made
Escapology
American stage magician and escapologist (born 1969)
Dorothy Dietrich discuss the legacy of Harry Houdini. Finding and restoring Houdini's 1919 Silent film, Houdini's The Grim Game-25:30. Dorothy Dietrich
Dorothy_Dietrich
Bridge in Newport
and closed in the 1950s". On 5 March 1913, the famous escape artist Harry Houdini jumped off Newport Bridge with his hands manacled and his feet shackled
Newport_Town_Bridge
1998 American TV series or program
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
Houdini_(1998_film)
Topics referred to by the same term
up Houdini in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Harry Houdini (1874–1926) was a magician and escape artist. Houdini may also refer to: Bess Houdini (1876–1943)
Houdini_(disambiguation)
American magician, illusionist and musician (born 1967)
magic at age seven and took inspiration from the great illusionist Harry Houdini. Angel performed for an audience after five years of practising his
Criss_Angel
American television and film actor (born 1973)
Six Feet Under, and Private Brian Dancer in Scrubs, as well as Harry Houdini in Houdini & Doyle. Michael Rubinstein was born in New York City, the son
Michael_Weston
1989 single by Kon Kan
"Harry Houdini" (titled as "Arts in 'D' Minor/Harry Houdini" on the album) is Kon Kan, released as the second single from their 1989 debut album Move to
Harry_Houdini_(song)
1976 American TV series or program
of the life of the Hungarian-American escape artist and entertainer Harry Houdini. The film was written and directed by Melville Shavelson and features
The_Great_Houdini_(film)
Attempt to communicate with spirits
ISBN 0-09-947664-9. Harry Houdini: A biographical essay by staff at the Appleton Public Library based primarily on material provided in the biography Harry Houdini by
Séance
Torture method
it was widely used in Western countries before being popularized by Harry Houdini in the early 20th century. "Chinese water torture" is mentioned in the
Chinese_water_torture
Historic site in Dísz Square, Budapest
that includes Dunninger (advisor on Houdini (1953)), Harry Blackstone Jr. (The Great Houdinis), and Jim Bentley (Houdini, 1998)." Turner is an American magician
The_House_of_Houdini
Biographical museum in Pennsylvania
The Houdini Museum is located at Scranton, Pennsylvania. Harry Houdini appeared in Scranton and did several special challenges there. His brother, Hardeen
Houdini_Museum
2013 Great Britain touring play
Houdini is a 2013 stage play about the life of the illusionist and escapologist Harry Houdini and his brother Theodore Hardeen a.k.a. Theo Houdini. The
Houdini_(play)
Series of fantasy novels by J. K. Rowling
Retrieved 16 May 2009. Corliss, R. (21 July 2000). "Why 'Harry Potter' Did a Harry Houdini". Time. Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved
Harry_Potter
American sportswriter
golfers Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus. His book The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini was released on October 22, 2019. His latest book was The Baseball 100
Joe_Posnanski
Performing art involving the use of illusion
as John Nevil Maskelyne and David Devant, Howard Thurston, Harry Kellar, and Harry Houdini achieved widespread commercial success during what has become
Magic_(illusion)
American spiritualist (1888–1941)
Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and were disproved by magician Harry Houdini. Crandon was investigated by members of the American Society for Psychical
Mina_Crandon
Spiritual practice
fraud were Joseph Dunninger, Harry Houdini and Joseph Rinn. Rose Mackenberg, a private investigator who worked with Houdini during the 1920s, was among
Mediumship
Magic museum in Wayne, NJ
The Houdini Museum of New York is a museum exhibiting memorabilia related to the escape artist, Harry Houdini. It is located at Fantasma Magic, a retail
Houdini_Museum_of_New_York
Archive at the University of Texas at Austin
Buckle, Edward Gordon Craig, T. S. Eliot, Harry Frazee, Spalding Gray, David Hare, Lillian Hellman, Harry Houdini, Anne Jackson, Adrienne Kennedy, David
Harry_Ransom_Center
1920s unpublished book by C. M. Eddy Jr.
commissioned to write a book on the subject by famed magician and escapologist Harry Houdini from an outline provided by H. P. Lovecraft. The incomplete 31-page
The_Cancer_of_Superstition
a Miniseries or Television Movie for his portrayal of Harry Houdini in the miniseries Houdini (2015). He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for
List of awards and nominations received by Adrien Brody
List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Adrien_Brody
Australian actor (born 1967)
Machine. Pearce portrayed pop artist Andy Warhol in Factory Girl and Harry Houdini in Death Defying Acts. He also appeared in The Road and in Bedtime Stories
Guy_Pearce
American magician and skeptic (1880–1938)
agent for Harry Houdini in the 1920s, debunking spiritualist mediums and psychics. However, John Cox has written that Gysel "provided Houdini with information
Robert_H._Gysel
2007 British film
concerns an episode in the life of Hungarian-American escapologist Harry Houdini at the height of his career in the 1920s. It was screened in a special
Death_Defying_Acts
1923 film
is a 1923 American silent adventure film directed by Harry Houdini. The film stars Harry Houdini, Gladys Leslie, William J. Humphrey, Richard Carlyle
Haldane_of_the_Secret_Service
1982 studio album by Kate Bush
plight of Indigenous Australians ("The Dreaming"), the life of Harry Houdini ("Houdini") and Stephen King's novel The Shining ("Get Out of My House")
The_Dreaming_(album)
2024 single by Eminem
"Houdini" is a song by American rapper Eminem, and is the lead single from his twelfth studio album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce). The song
Houdini_(Eminem_song)
Predicament escape
predicament escape made famous by Hungarian-American escape artist Harry Houdini. The illusion consists of three parts: first, the magician's feet are
Chinese_Water_Torture_Cell
Jewish cemetery in New York City
place of magician Harry Houdini, his brother Theodore Hardeen, his mother, father, grandfather, four other brothers, and a sister. Houdini's widow Bess, who
Machpelah_Cemetery_(Queens)
American horror anthology franchise
magician rose to fame with the help of a cloak that once belonged to Harry Houdini, that is powered by paganistic sacrifices of innocent life to a demonic
V/H/S_(franchise)
1924 short story by H. P. Lovecraft
written by American fantasy author H. P. Lovecraft in collaboration with Harry Houdini in February 1924. Commissioned by Weird Tales founder and owner J. C
Under_the_Pyramids
American lawyer and magician (1879–1938)
Bernard M. L. Ernst was an American lawyer, magician and associate of Harry Houdini. Ernst was born in Uniontown, Alabama. He received his LL.B from Columbia
Bernard_M._L._Ernst
1993 comic book one-shot
superhero Batman and famous escape artist Harry Houdini in early 20th century Gotham. Bruce Wayne/Batman Harry Houdini Victoria Vale, a reporter Jack Schadenfreude
Batman/Houdini: The Devil's Workshop
Batman/Houdini:_The_Devil's_Workshop
American actor
Timeless Casts Harry Houdini With Mr. Robot's Michael Drayer". TVLine. Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 17 January 2017. "Who Is Harry Houdini on 'Timeless'?"
Michael_Drayer
American magician (born 1956)
magicians Houdini, David Copperfield". Associated Press. AP News. October 22, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2021. Gershon, Livia. "How Harry Houdini and David
David Copperfield (illusionist)
David_Copperfield_(illusionist)
Medical school of McGill University
PMC 4109980. PMID 21366474. "Houdini's Appendix | Dr. Gabe Mirkin on Health". 27 April 2021. "What caused Harry Houdini's mysterious death?". PBS. 24 March
McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
McGill_Faculty_of_Medicine_and_Health_Sciences
1999 American film
kidnapper who calls himself Harry Houdini (Adrien Brody). The film was shot on location in New York City. Harry Houdini has kidnapped and buried alive
Oxygen_(1999_film)
adventure. On March 23, 2011, Lawrence was set to direct a biopic of Harry Houdini with Jimmy Miller producing and Columbia Pictures was set to distribute
Francis Lawrence's unrealized projects
Francis_Lawrence's_unrealized_projects
American comedian and actor (1897–1975)
Helen Schonberger (December 19, 1899 - October 31, 1975), a cousin of Harry Houdini. The following year, Schonberger persuaded Howard to retire since she
Moe_Howard
Musical by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty
historical figures such as Harry Houdini, Evelyn Nesbit, Booker T. Washington, J. P. Morgan, Henry Ford, Stanford White, Harry Kendall Thaw, Admiral Peary
Ragtime_(musical)
1981 film by Miloš Forman
Steenburgen as Mother Debbie Allen as Sarah Jeffrey DeMunn as Harry Houdini Robert Joy as Harry Kendall Thaw Eloise O'Brien as Mrs. Thaw Norman Mailer as
Ragtime_(film)
Canadian magician (born 2003)
Later that year, she became one of the youngest in history to perform Harry Houdini’s infamous upside-down straitjacket escape. In 2022, aged 18, she performed
Gabriella_Lester
1997 American film
spiritualism was championed by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle while his friend Harry Houdini decried false mediums who prey upon grieving families. J.M. Barrie's
FairyTale:_A_True_Story
American actor (born 1972)
"Nothing Up My Sleeve" 1987 Disneyland Ehrich Weiss / Harry Houdini Episode: "Young Harry Houdini" Family Ties Timothy Higgins Episode: "'D' Is for Date"
Wil_Wheaton
Ritual performed at the funeral of a magician
1926, after the death of Harry Houdini. The Society of American Magicians continues to hold an annual ceremony at Houdini's grave. At the funeral of a
Broken_wand_ceremony
Canadian synth-pop project
chart. As well as "I Beg Your Pardon", it also spawned the singles "Harry Houdini", "Move to Move" and "Puss N' Boots". The latter track included replays
Kon_Kan
Garment used for restraining people
seeing a patient restrained with a straitjacket in an asylum in Canada, Harry Houdini introduced the straitjacket to his escapology performances. He would
Straitjacket
American actor (1937–2021)
played Henry Adams in the starring role. Damon also played magician Harry Houdini in a lavishly staged London musical, Man of Magic. In 1970 Damon released
Stuart_Damon
Mansion in San Jose, California
clearheaded and savvier with finances and business than most men. In 1924 Harry Houdini briefly visited the house and was reportedly impressed by its unusual
Winchester_Mystery_House
American actress (born 1980)
A&E Houdini miniseries premiered with 3.7 million viewers, Connolly plays Bess Houdini with Academy Award-winning Adrien Brody playing Harry Houdini. Connolly
Kristen_Connolly
Magic effect
students of magic. It is also known as the "Trick that Fooled Houdini", as Harry Houdini was unable to determine how a variation of the trick was done
Ambitious_Card
English psychic researcher (1881–1948)
ISBN 0-521-84055-4. Paul Tabori. (1966). Harry Price: The Biography of a Ghosthunter. Living Books. p. 125 Harry Houdini. (2011 reprint edition). Originally
Harry_Price
American collector (1919–2011)
who owned one of the world's largest and most valuable collections of Harry Houdini artifacts. Radner was a 1937 graduate of Worcester Academy and matriculated
Sidney_Hollis_Radner
American singer (born 1962)
output. The band's producer Rick Rubin suggested the mansion magician Harry Houdini was rumored to have lived in, to which they agreed. A crew was hired
Anthony_Kiedis
Italian spiritualist (1854–1918)
caught in deceptive trickery throughout her career. Magicians, including Harry Houdini, and skeptics who evaluated her claims concluded that none of her phenomena
Eusapia_Palladino
American psychic and medium
claimed to have contacted the deceased spirits of Houdini's mother and later, in 1929, Harry Houdini himself. Arthur Ford was born in Titusville, Florida
Arthur_Ford_(psychic)
Welsh actress (born 1969)
releases in 2006. A biopic of Harry Houdini, titled Death Defying Acts (2007), starring Guy Pearce as the escapologist Houdini, featured Zeta-Jones as a Scottish
Catherine_Zeta-Jones
Blend. Retrieved June 29, 2015. "Epic Rap Battles of History Recap: Harry Houdini vs. David Copperfield". Empty Lighthouse Magazine. June 9, 2015. Retrieved
List of Epic Rap Battles of History episodes
List_of_Epic_Rap_Battles_of_History_episodes
1919 film directed by Irvin Willat
directed by Irvin Willat and starring Harry Houdini and Ann Forrest. The basic plotline serves as a showcase for Houdini's talent as an escapologist, stunt
The_Grim_Game
American showman (1868–1952)
building of Coney Island's Dreamland. Gumpertz was the talent manager of Harry Houdini, and he became the right-hand man to John T. Ringling, last of the famed
Samuel_W._Gumpertz
U.S. based British conjoined performing twins
professionally by their legal guardians, in the early 1930s, on the advice of Harry Houdini, they were legally emancipated. Daisy and Violet Hilton were born on
Daisy_and_Violet_Hilton
Women's Royal Air Force officer (1912 – 1997)
spirited child, with two older brothers, she was described as a tomboy by Harry Houdini. Her childhood nickname was "Billy", and letters to her father would
Jean_Conan_Doyle
Swedish pop group
well-received critically. Their second full-length album, Who Killed Harry Houdini?, was released in October 2008. Sometime in 2005 Emanuel Lundgren wrote
I'm_from_Barcelona
American entertainer and actress (1907–2011)
to magician Harry Houdini from 1925 to 1926. She later became a Broadway actress as well as a touring dancer. She was selected by Houdini because she
Dorothy_Young
1989 studio album by Kon Kan
1989 on Atlantic Records. It spawned the singles "I Beg Your Pardon", "Harry Houdini", "Puss N' Boots" and "Move to Move". The album reached number 69 in
Move_to_Move
American actor and filmmaker (1895–1966)
old when the incident occurred, and Harry Houdini gave him the nickname (though the family did not get to know Houdini until later). Family lore tells of
Buster_Keaton
American actor (born 1947)
Fast as I Can Dr. Roberts Christmas Evil Philip Stadling 1981 Ragtime Harry Houdini 1982 Frances Clifford Odets 1983 The Face of Rage Jeff Hammil 1984 Windy
Jeffrey_DeMunn
1922 film by Burton L. King
The Man from Beyond is a 1922 American silent mystery film starring Harry Houdini as a man found frozen in arctic ice who is brought back to life. As
The_Man_from_Beyond
American actress and activist (born 1947)
In 1976, she portrayed Bess Houdini opposite Paul Michael Glaser in the Harry Houdini television biopic The Great Houdini. In 1977, she portrayed a housewife
Sally_Struthers
American actor and stuntman (1901–1993)
performing high dives. Rose then doubled actors such as Tom Mix, Buck Jones, Harry Houdini, Eddie Cantor, William Gargan, Ben Turpin, Chico Marx, Mary Pickford
Bob_Rose_(actor)
American actor (born 1985)
"Con-Vivants" 1998 Gargantua Brandon Elway Television film 1998 Houdini Young Harry Houdini Television film 1999 Two of a Kind Jeremy Episode: "Let's Dance"
Emile_Hirsch
Former radio equipment firm
illusionist Harry Houdini and his secretary, Oscar Teale, visited the New York City offices of Houdina Radio Control and an argument broke out. Houdini damaged
Houdina_Radio_Control
French vaudeville performance artist
from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Harry Houdini noted in his book Miracle Mongers and Their Methods that on one occasion
Mac_Norton
American actress
Title Role Notes 1987 The Disney Sunday Movie Calpernia Episode: "Young Harry Houdini" 1989 ABC Afterschool Special Madeline Green Episode: "Private Affairs"
Kerri_Green
Encyclopedia of Occultism & Parapsychology. Gale Research. p. 222 Houdini, Harry (2011 reprint edition). Originally published in 1924. A Magician Among
James_Hewat_McKenzie
Russian escape artist
who became famous for his hanging tricks and for a legal dispute with Harry Houdini. Clempert was born in Siberia on April 19, 1878, in a city Edwin A.
John_Clempert
Act of controlled regurgitation
magicians perform regurgitation as part of their act (for instance, Harry Houdini), but professional regurgitators may perform regurgitation exclusively
Professional_regurgitation
2026 play
is a play by David Haig about the relationship between illusionist Harry Houdini and author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The play was originally commissioned
Magic_(Haig_play)
American investigator
association with Harry Houdini. She was chief of a team of undercover investigators who investigated mediums for Houdini in the 1920s. After Houdini's death, she
Rose_Mackenberg
American actress and author (1927–2004)
the biographical feature Houdini (1953) – the couple's first film together – with the two appearing as Bess and Harry Houdini, respectively. The couple
Janet_Leigh
2016 kidnapping hoax
in his song "Houdini" with the line "...Caught sleepin' and see the kidnappin' never did happen (no), Like Sherri Papini, Harry Houdini, I vanish into
Sherri_Papini_kidnapping_hoax
Spanish nobleman
Gustav Geley and Charles Richet of his powers, but he was exposed by Harry Houdini as a fraud in 1924. Joaquín Argamasilla was encouraged in his parapsychology
Joaquín_Argamasilla
American actor (born 1939)
13, 1939, the son of Jewish immigrants Miriam (née Klein; 1911–1987) and Harry Keitel (1904–2000). His mother was Romanian and his father was Polish. His
Harvey_Keitel
American writer and magician (1897–1985)
character The Shadow, and as a ghost-writer for many of his friend Harry Houdini's books. Gibson, under the pen-name Maxwell Grant, wrote 282 of the original
Walter_B._Gibson
British medium
Peter Lamont opines that he was one of the most famous men of his era. Harry Houdini described him as "one of the most conspicuous and lauded of his type
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