An advertisement in the Milwaukee Sentinel promoted Harry Houdini's run of shows at the Majestic Theatre in April 1912 as the "Homecoming of a Milwaukee Boy." Another newspaper ad touted the ...

Fox’s new event series Houdini & Doyle may not be set in the 1970s, but its new poster nevetheless recalls the lyrics a certain Diana Ross disco classic: Upside down you’re turnin’ me.

The Harry Houdini 37-cent postage was unveiled at the Society of American Magicians Centennial Convention on July 3, 2002, in New York City. The stamp was created from a 1911 lithographed poster ...

Harry Houdini was born Erik Weisz on March 24, 1874, in Budapest, Hungary (then the Austro-Hungarian Empire). When he was four, the family emigrated to the US, to Appleton, Wisconsin, where his ...

Nearly a century after his death, that same aura of the supernatural still clings to Harry Houdini. ( ‘I hear dead people’: How the world went wild for talking to spirits 100 years ago.

Harry Houdini - his professional name - was born as Erik Weisz in Budapest in 1874. He found fame thanks to his extraordinary ...

Illusionist Harry Houdini, who stunned audiences with his death-defying escape act, died on this date in history, Oct. 31, 1926. The cause of death was peritonitis, caused by a ruptured appendix.

APPLETON, Wis. (WLUK) -- Thursday marked 98 years since the death of local legend Harry Houdini, and ever since then, there's been attempts to contact the illusionist from beyond the grave.

A Harry Houdini poster from Dr. Timothy Moore's collection. Dr. Timothy Moore, a Columbus dentist, may have one of the largest magic collections in the country. It includes posters and props that ...

A portion of the Harry Houdini King of Cards poster. The full-width print is expected to sell for upward of $12,000. Reprints View Flipbook Version Share a ...