Harry Houdini (March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-American escape artist, magic man, and stunt performer, noted for his escape acts.[3] His pseudonym is a reference to his ...

Magician John Henry Anderson died in 1874, the same year Harry Houdini was born - yet despite the two never meeting, Anderson was reputedly among the legendary escapologist's greatest inspirations.

But Harry Houdini was the only illusionist to set a ... In Houdini: A Pictorial Biography, author Milbourne Christopher writes that Stevenson sold Houdini’s Voisin “to another aviation enthusi ...

Erik Weisz, better known professionally as the great escapologist, illusionist and stunt performer Harry Houdini, had many links with Ireland. He first came to public attention in vaudeville in ...

Harry Houdini remains an endlessly fascinating figure even almost a century after his death. The world-famous magician and ...