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Henery houdini death9/10/2023 ![]() That's what he performed."ĭoug Henning does Houdini's Conradi Lamps Vic Torsberg, a longtime Chicago magician, said: "Houdini's magic was just a bunch of junk. However, some of his contemporaries found his magic lacking. During his own time, Houdini was as well-known for his Needles trick as he was any one of his escapes, and his Walking Through a Brick Wall and Vanishing Elephant were dramatic conceptual improvements over the illusions on which they were based. In Paris in 1901, it was actually his card magic that made him a hit. Even his his early Handcuff King days he opened his act with select magic and closed with Metamorphosis. While Houdini might not have been as polished a magician as some others during the Golden Age of Magic, he was not a "bad" magician and magic was always part of his act. However, he was frequently accused by spiritualists that he was "attacking religion" and even today there are those who still seek to conflate his skepticism with atheism. He even reaffirmed his belief in God while under oath before Congress. He married a Catholic and celebrated Christmas. Guest Blog: Author-Lecturer-Mystifier-MasonĮven though he was the son of Rabbi, Houdini was not orthodox nor overtly religious. "Brother Houdini" was a member of the Cecile Lodge No 568 in New York City. Yes, Houdini was a Freemason, although he came to the Order somewhat late in his life. While some Houdini buffs believe there might be something to this most, including myself, believe the idea was greatly exaggerated to hype the 2006 book and sell the idea to Hollywood.īrad Meltzer is out peddling the myth that Houdini was a spyĮxperts weigh-in on 'Secret Life' spy revelation. In his diary, Melville called these "reports." But these two vague mentions of "reports" by someone with the initials "HH" (never actually identified as being Houdini) is the entire factual foundation of the Houdini spy theory and industry. Houdini appears to have written Melville twice while he was performing in Germany in 19. Houdini was friendly with William Melville of Scotland Yard who reportedly did operate an early version of British Intelligence (formal intelligence agencies as we know them did not exist at this time). You can read Henry's obituary at Tom Interval's Houdini Museum.The idea that Houdini could have worked as a spy first appeared in the 2006 biography The Secret Life of Houdini. According to the family, Henry held onto "a number of items of Houdiniana" that were recently discovered in a closet. Despite initial reports of a total loss, many of the items survived and were sold to private collectors. Henry ran the Houdini Magical Hall of Fame from 1968 to 1995 when the museum was destroyed in a fire. He was good friends with the late Sidney Radner whose Houdini collection, including the original Water Torture Cell, was housed at the museum. Henry was a regular at the Official Houdini Seances and appeared in several Houdini documentaries. The Funeral was held on March 2 at the Adas Israel Synagogue in Hamilton. ![]() Tom Interval at Houdini Museum reports that Henry Muller, who co-founded the Houdini Magical Hall of Fame in Niagara Falls, Canada, died on February 28 in Hamilton, Ontario.
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