The hand-carved head is thought to be a likeness of the great magician and may have been used in his "self decapitation" ...

Harry Houdini had issued a challenge to every magician, illusionist and escapologist in the world — perform any trick for him ...

Ehrich teams up with Jacob Hyman, a friend from his job at a neckwear cutting firm, in a magic act they call "The Brothers Houdini." Ehrich, known as Ehrie, starts calling himself "Harry Houdini." ...

A magician’s magician, his close-up magic and card trick techniques even managed to fool the great Harry Houdini, who asked Vernon to perform a card trick over and over, in an attempt figure it ...

And just as Houdini transcended magic, London gained a measure of fame beyond literature. He would use this visibility to advance the progressive causes he believed in, such as socialism and women ...

Harry Houdini, David Copperfield, Doug Henning and maybe even Penn & Teller are among the world's greatest magicians. Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor deserves to be added to that list.