Rare Publicity Photo of Houdini
This is a very rare publicity photo of Houdini. I find it inspiring how well, in a time when there wasn't internet and high tech methods of publicizing yourself, how Houdini did everything to market himself masterfully.
Almost 100 years later, his name is as well known as it was then. Amazing.
Houdini: Art and Magic
Pictured here and a bit blurry (my camera didn't take a great shot), but you can read a great history about Houdini that was on display at the Skirball Museum this summer.
Houdini Museum Online
I just found a Houdini Museum in Scranton, PA . Take a look around and enjoy! Click here to see the website.
Magic’s Most Amazing Stories -The Book
A Collection of Incredible Stories From World Famous Magicians
Nominated by ForeWord Review for book of the year for 2010 in the humor category. This book has no effects, no tricks to learn and no moves to master.
Filled with inspiring, hilarious, gripping, remarkable and shocking stories for all! Over 75 contributors, over 100 stories, beautifully illustrated, completely in full-color and over 250 pages of incredible stories, crazy facts, great anecdotes and fantastic tales about famous magicians of the past and present.
Magicians of the past and current magicians including: Houdini, Doug Henning, Dai Vernon, Tony Slydini, Tommy Cooper, Jimmy Grippo, Harry Blackstone, just to name a few.
Reports from the road, at the airport, technical problems, hecklers, lost props, fire, animal mishaps and anything else you can think of IS ALL HERE! Get an inside look to what happens to the pros while they travel and work in this exciting profession.
Compiled by Multiple Award-Winning Magician Ivan Amodei
Danger in the Dark: A Houdini & Nate Mystery
What a great book. Perfect for the kids who love magic. "When an unscrupulous man plots against his mother, a young boy gets help from the famous magician, Harry Houdini."
Pick up your copy at Amazon.com.
“Lock Picking” as Told by Avani Mehta
Here's a great story from my book about Harry Houdini.
Houdini in Chains Promo Photo
Born Ehrich Weisz in Budapest, Harry Houdini was a Jewish immigrant to the United States. His first escape was with his family, when he was four, fleeing anti-Semitism in Central Europe and settling in Appleton, Wisconsin.
The young Weisz quickly found the bright lights of the stage more appealing than the dim synagogue of his father's rabbinic profession.
After running away to join the circus, he made his debut as trapeze artist "Ehrich, Prince of the Air" at age nine. The metaphor of escape is essential to Houdini's phenomenal success: resisting the title of magician, he favored "escape artist." At the height of his fame, Harry Houdini was a living icon.
Houdini’s Water Torture Cell
Houdini died of peritonitis from a ruptured appendix at 1:26 p.m. in room 401at Detroit's Grace Hospital on October 31, aged 52.
Tony Curtis portrayed him in the movie Houdini (1953) and it was inaccurately portrayed that Houdini died while in his Water Torture Cell illusion.
The Chinese Water Torture Cell" or "The Water Torture Cell", Houdini always referred to it as "the Upside Down" or "USD". The first public performance of the USD was at the Circus Busch in Berlin, on September 21, 1912. Houdini continued to perform the escape until his death in 1926.
He could easily hold his breath for over two minutes and this illusion was one of his featured pieces in his theatrical show.
Houdini King of Cards Poster
I have a replica of this poster in my office at home. I have had this poster since i was a kid. There were many other magicians at the time of Houdini that were much better with cards than Houdini. But be certain they were not better marketers than him. He was not only a great escape artist, but a marketing genius too. That is why we still know his name today almost a hundred years later.
Houdini Escapes Water Challenge
Houdini made famous most of the escapes that are still being performed today. He did this stunt on a very cold day and very cold water. One thing I have in common with this photo is that he did this stunt on July 20th which is the day I got married.
Watching Houdini Escape
What an amazing picture of the crowds Houdini could draw in to watch him do his stunts. This was in the day of no computers, internet or anything close to what we have today. He was a master of marketing for sure as well.
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