Kristen Johnson is no "lovely" magician's assistant. She's Lady Houdini, an escape artist who has successfully performed thousands of public feats and has broken Harry Houdini's record for most water ...

When vaudeville impresario Martin Beck "discovered" a struggling Harry Houdini in 1899, it was Houdini's ability to escape from handcuffs which caught his attention. Although Houdini was hardly the ...

Harry Houdini made two appearances in Fort Worth, one in 1916 and again in 1924. Max Faulkner Star-Telegram/Max Faulkner Harry Houdini (1874-1926) was the stage name of Ehrich Weiss, arguably the ...

He was one of the 20th century's most famous faces, who wowed the world with his sensational escape acts. And now a new mini-series will reveal some of the secrets that made Harry Houdini the greatest ...

Harry Houdini may not have escaped death — but the legendary magician is still remembered for his daring acts. The Hungarian-born American illusionist died at 52 on Halloween day in 1926 — not from a ...

Houdini: Miniseries. 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday on the History Channel. Perhaps the greatest stunt Erich Weiss ever pulled off was that nearly 90 years after his death, his stage name, Houdini, is ...

NEW YORK – The circumstances surrounding Harry Houdini's sudden death were as murky as the rivers where he often performed death-defying stunts. Despite a medical explanation, rumors that the escape ...

APPLETON - After 10 years in business, a local upscale restaurant is closing permanently. Houdini's Escape Gastropub, 1216 S. Oneida St., is closing on July 16, according to an announcement on the ...

Legendary magician Harry Houdini's final resting place, Machpelah Cemetery in Queens, is closed on Halloween due to vandalism fears. Richard Levine / Alamy Wizard and warlocks are wild about Harry ...