WILD ABOUT HARRY

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This week, Kansas City and the local chapters of the SAM and the IBM are celebrating Houdini and his very first suspended straitjacket escape.

This is a standout article about the upcoming Kansas City Houdini events, Houdini in St.

If you are interested in grabbing one of my signed promo cards for Handcuff King: The Conquests of Harry Houdini, 1900–1909, this might be your last chance.

This is a must-listen podcast with our friends Charles Greene III and Dean Carnegie.

A nice article here by Oliva Deng about Houdini's 1906 visit to Salem and the handcuffs that caused a bit of controversy at the Peabody Academy of Science (today the PEM).

It was 100 years ago today, on September 2, 1926, that Houdini began his 1926-27 "Coast to Coast" tour of 3 Shows in One at the Lyceum Theater in Paterson, New Jersey.

In 1937, a mystery guest at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles claimed she had a coded message from Houdini, and even caught the attention of Bess Houdini.

Here's a nice article about our friends Jeff and Debbie Blood, Houdini's grandnephew and grandniece.

Okay, this is a big one.

Houdini banners are going up at the University of Texas at Austin.

A new exhibit, "Harry Houdini in Salem," will be on view at the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) from September 3 through November 2.

I'm very pleased to see a review of Escaping Obscurity: The Travel Diary of Harry Houdini, 1897–1899 by our friend Dean Carnegie on his excellent blog, The Magic Detective.

The Houdini Centennial celebrations continue next month with a major event in Kansas City, Missouri, that I'm excited to be part of.On September 11 at 2:00 PM, the local chapters of the Society of American Magicians (SAM) and the International Brotherhood…

To mark Houdini's centenary, Todd Karr at The Magician's Bookstore is offering a remarkable collection of Houdini's books, pamphlets, and (just in!)

On Saturday, Joe Notaro and I had the pleasure of attending a sold-out illustrated lecture by Rob Zabrecky and Marcie Hume on "Houdini and the Spirits" at The Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles.

After two and a half years of hard work, Handcuff King: The Conquests of Harry Houdini, 1900–1909 will soon go to press.

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of visiting the Motion Picture Academy Library with Diego Domingo and reading several drafts of the Houdini (1953) screenplay, including Philip Yordan's first draft.I feel like first drafts are when a screenwriter puts his he…

Great news!

Houdini performed in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and he rests in peace today in Queens.

As a kid, I really loved Houdini: Master of Escape (1960) by Lace Kendall.

I'm preparing to send Handcuff King: The Conquests of Harry Houdini 1900–1909 to the printer on Monday, and I just realized I don't have the exact date for when Hardeen married Elsie Fozzard.

"If I die, it will be the will of God and my own foolishness." - Houdini Today marks the 100th anniversary of Houdini's famous "Buried Alive" test at the Hotel Shelton in New York on August 5, 1926.

Every day brings Handcuff King: The Conquests of Harry Houdini, 1900–1909 closer to being in your hands.

Houdini returns to Edinburgh this week when Houdini Speaks to the Living opens at The Space as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival on August 7.