Friday, October 10, 2008
Harry Houdini Posters
A poster gallery of Harry Houdini, the great magician and escape artist
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Monday, May 04, 2009
Escape!: The Story of The Great Houdini
An affectionate biography of Harry Houdini, written by Sid Fleischman, award-winning author of ‘The Whipping Boy’ as well as amateur magician, who was fortunate enough to become friends with Houdini’s widow in her later years.
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Friday, November 14, 2008
The Houdini Box
A truly wonderful children’s book, "The Houdini Box" was a favorite of my oldest daughter, and I hope that you’ll enjoy it as much as she did.
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Sunday, October 19, 2008
Houdini - Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh
Tony Curtis gives a winning performance as the great Houdini, the struggling circus performer who emerged as the world s most captivating magician and escape artist. From his beginnings as a wild man carnival act to the internationally famous feat of escaping from a locked trunk in an ice-jammed river, Houdini effectively captures the amazing life and courage of this fascinating man. Also stars the beautiful Janet Leigh as Houdini s supportive wife who lovingly stood by his side throughout his legendary career.
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Saturday, October 25, 2008
Mark Wilson’s Complete Course in Magic
Mark Wilson’s Complete Course in Magic is the finest one-volume encyclopedia of Magic available. An excellent resource, with line art showing, how each trick is performed.
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Houdini the Movie Star
Most people associate Harry Houdini with magic and escapes, as they should. But in the 1920’s, he *also* starred in several movies - The Master Mystery, Terror Island, The Man from Beyond, Haldane of the Secret Service, and The Grim Game - now available on this three DVD set, along with specials including recordings of Houdini performing escapes, an audio recording of Houdini, and Houdini’s brother Theo (aka. Hardeen) performing Houdini’s Metamorphosis illusion
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Saturday, October 25, 2008
Houdini!!!: The Career of Ehrich Weiss
Book review of ‘Houdini!!!: The Career of Ehrich Weiss : American Self-Liberator, Europe’s Eclipsing Sensation, World’s Handcuff King & Prison Breaker’ - despite the long title, a very good, affectionate (but still honest) biography of Ehrich Weiss, better known to the world as Harry Houdini
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Friday, October 29, 2010
Death Defying Acts
Movie review of "Death Defying Acts" starring Guy Pierce as Harry Houdini - During Harry Houdini’s tour of Britain in 1926, the master escapologist enters into a passionate affair with a Scottish psychic. For anyone who knows anything about Houdini’s life, it’s obvious that this is a Hollywood fantasy - but is it worth watching?
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Houdini: Unlocking the Mystery
A documentary on the life and career of Harry Houdini, using the largest auction of Houdini’s personal effects ever as anchor point, talking about Houdini’s life and legacy with modern day marvels such as David Copperfield and Lance Burton, as well as interviews with surviving family and (incredibly) one of Houdini’s assistants.
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Thursday, December 23, 2010
Harry Houdini biography
Biography of Harry Houdini, the man who created genre of escape artist, as well as iconic magician, aviator and movie star.Viewed 232 times • Comments (0) • Permalink • Tell-a-Friend
Thursday, December 09, 2010
Mysterio’s Encyclopedia of Magic and Conjuring
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Houdini - A Pictorial Biography
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Thursday, December 09, 2010
Mark Wilson biography
James "Mark" Wilson (born 1929) is an American magician and author. He is widely credited as becoming the first major television magician and in the process establishing the viability of illusion shows as a television format.
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Friday, October 29, 2010
A Magician Among the Spirits
After his mother’s death, Harry Houdini was despondent, going as far as trying to contact his mother’s spirit with the help of fraudulent “mediums”—realizing that these “psychics” were either self-deluded or deliberate frauds, Houdini began a tireless crusade against them, exposing them and their methods. This book is his accounting of that crusade.
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Hocus Pocus - book review
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