The greatest magician, illusionist, and escape artist of all time, Harry Houdini, was born 150 years ... New York and facing financial hardship in 1890, Rabbi Weisz sought aid from a Rabbi ...

When vaudeville impresario Martin Beck "discovered" a struggling Harry Houdini in 1899, it was Houdini's ability to escape from handcuffs which caught his attention. Although Houdini was hardly ...

Five names readily come to mind: escape artist Harry Houdini ... before picking up the "Houdini" stage name in 1890 after reading the autobiography of French magician Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin.

Library of Congress Jack London and Harry Houdini were two of the most remarkable Americans of the early twentieth century. That they quickly became friends when they met just before Thanksgiving ...