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NEW YORK CITY -- The Houdini Museum of New York in Manhattan unlocks the life of the greatest magician and escape artist who ever lived. Harry Houdini, whose real name was Erich Weiss, was most ...

Illusionist Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926. Multiple theories about what actually happened persist a century later.

Legendary magician and escape artist Harry Houdini married Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner on June 22, 1894. When they met, she was performing as one of the Floral Sisters at the Sea Beach Palace in West ...

The spookiest time of the year is upon us once more as our attention turns to jack-o’-lanterns, black cats, and things that ...