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Houdini: Defying Death and Spiritualism
One of the preeminent entertainers of the 20th century, Harry Houdini was a master of his craft, thrilling audiences with captivating physical stunts. An inventor, illusionist, and escapologist, he spent the final years of his career fighting to define the blurring line between entertainment and exploitative false spiritualism. In observance of the 96th anniversary of his death, join us as we explore the extraordinary life of the most famous magician of all time.
- David Copperfield’s secret magic museum revealed in new book – PHOTOS | Las Vegas Review-Journal
- Escape Artist Harry Houdini Was an Ingenious Inventor, He Just Didn’t Want Anybody to Know More than just a magician, Houdini was also an actor, aviator, amateur historian and businessman By Jackson Landers January 9, 2017
- Houdini Unchained: The Legacy of Harry Houdini – Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center
- Harry Houdini and the Art of Escape Why do the magician’s tricks and triumphs still fascinate us? By David Denby March 23, 2020
- Excerpted from The Witch of Lime Street: Séance, Seduction, and Houdini in the Spirit World Copyright © 2015 by David Jaher. Published by Crown Publishers, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
- 10 Things You May Not Know About Harry Houdini - HISTORY.COM
- Audio of Houdini on his Water Torture Cell (1914)
- Houdini Archival Footage
- Houdini!!! The Career of Ehrich Weiss by Kenneth Silverman
- WILD ABOUT HARRY - Where Houdini Lives By John Cox
- The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero by Larry Sloman and William Kalush
- American Museum of Magic | The wonder of it all!
- Houdini Museum: Tour & Magic Show | Scranton | Lackawanna County, PA
- Margery Pamphlet | American Experience | Official Site | PBS
- Scientific American vs. the Supernatural - Scientific American By Katherine Harmon Courage on September 1, 2020
- How the 1918 Pandemic Spurred a Spiritualism Craze of Talking to the Dead - HISTORY
- Silencing the Dead: The Decline of Spiritualism - The Atlantic by Erin McCarthy OCTOBER 23, 2012
Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum
Email us at [email protected]
Artwork: Brittany Schall
Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod
2022 All Rights Reserved
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By Katie Meade and Luke BoydOne of the preeminent entertainers of the 20th century, Harry Houdini was a master of his craft, thrilling audiences with captivating physical stunts. An inventor, illusionist, and escapologist, he spent the final years of his career fighting to define the blurring line between entertainment and exploitative false spiritualism. In observance of the 96th anniversary of his death, join us as we explore the extraordinary life of the most famous magician of all time.
- David Copperfield’s secret magic museum revealed in new book – PHOTOS | Las Vegas Review-Journal
- Escape Artist Harry Houdini Was an Ingenious Inventor, He Just Didn’t Want Anybody to Know More than just a magician, Houdini was also an actor, aviator, amateur historian and businessman By Jackson Landers January 9, 2017
- Houdini Unchained: The Legacy of Harry Houdini – Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center
- Harry Houdini and the Art of Escape Why do the magician’s tricks and triumphs still fascinate us? By David Denby March 23, 2020
- Excerpted from The Witch of Lime Street: Séance, Seduction, and Houdini in the Spirit World Copyright © 2015 by David Jaher. Published by Crown Publishers, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
- 10 Things You May Not Know About Harry Houdini - HISTORY.COM
- Audio of Houdini on his Water Torture Cell (1914)
- Houdini Archival Footage
- Houdini!!! The Career of Ehrich Weiss by Kenneth Silverman
- WILD ABOUT HARRY - Where Houdini Lives By John Cox
- The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero by Larry Sloman and William Kalush
- American Museum of Magic | The wonder of it all!
- Houdini Museum: Tour & Magic Show | Scranton | Lackawanna County, PA
- Margery Pamphlet | American Experience | Official Site | PBS
- Scientific American vs. the Supernatural - Scientific American By Katherine Harmon Courage on September 1, 2020
- How the 1918 Pandemic Spurred a Spiritualism Craze of Talking to the Dead - HISTORY
- Silencing the Dead: The Decline of Spiritualism - The Atlantic by Erin McCarthy OCTOBER 23, 2012
Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum
Email us at [email protected]
Artwork: Brittany Schall
Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod
2022 All Rights Reserved