As mentioned in our post from March 28th, numerous pieces of Houdini Memorbilia were sold as a part of Guerney’s auction of the Pugilese Pop Century Collection. It will be no surprise to many that David Copperfield snatched up several pieces during the auction as well as the original O-R-C-A life preserver from the 1975 Movie Jaws . What may come as a surprise is that the most significant portions of the Houdini collection were purchased by [Read more]
Among the 850 pieces recently of the Pugliese pop culture collection recently auctioned by Guernsey’s of New York was this floor length canvas and leather straight jacket style bag originally brought to market by Butterfield & Butterfield in 1999. According to the article from ABC News, “This burlap, leather-front jacket was used by legendary magician Harry Houdini in his [Read more]
Students at Muhlenberg College in Allentown Pennsylvania were pleasantly surprised by the appearance of street magician David Blaine during a lecture hosted by his friend William Kalush on Wednesday. Kalush, the author of the 2006 book ”The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America’s First Superhero,” was present at the school to deliver a lecture on his, and Blaine’s favorite topic, Harry Houdini. The lecture was part of [Read more]
Much like the many challenges faced by Houdini during his career as an escapologist, British magician Danny Hunt was dared by a local fabricator to escape from a contraption or original design. In an article from the Scarborough Evening News, Chris Deighton, manager of Nor-Wal Fabrications said, [Read more]
One can only wonder if Harry Houdini would recognize himself in the new film from Gillian Armstrong starring Guy Pierce and Catherine Zeta Jones. Having only opened in Australia to date, one must rely on such reviews as appear at ABC North Australia. According to the reviewer, “The two strands are melded together by a rather unbelievable romance plot. Zeta Jones and Pearce do have a chemistry together, that’s not [Read more]
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