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Houdini's mother, Cecelia Weiss (often misspelled Cecilia), was born Cecelia Steiner on June 16, 1841. When she was 22, she married Mayer Samuel Weisz, who was 13 years her senior and had one son from a previous marriage. The couple lived at Rakos arok-Gasse No. 1 in the Buda section of Budapest, Hungary. Their first child died.
- The Beginnings of A Unique Couple
- Harry Houdini’s Death
- The Final Years
- Bess Houdini’s Death
The first word of the message, “Rosabelle,” referred to the song Bess sang when she and Harry met when they were performing in a theater in Coney Island, New York. At the time, he was 20 and she was only 18; they were just aspiring performers. Harry’s brother Theo first courted Bess, but Harry eventually married her in June 1894. Bess was born Wilh...
Although he had walked the razor’s edge all his life, Houdini’s death was unexpected and was a devastating blow for Bess. After the famed magician died, Bess experienced problems with money, alcohol and the thousands of charlatans who approached her to get her money by promising that they could contact Harry in the afterlife. For years, Bess was fa...
Bess and Saint put the publicity of The Final Seánce to good use. The following year they sold Paramount the rights to make a biopic about Harry, a project that took almost 20 years to complete; it starred Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh in the roles of the magician and Bess. Interest in the couple’s story and their stance on parapsychology was such th...
There is little additional information about Bess’s life from this point until her death five years later, on February 11, 1943. Bess, who had been very weak for some time and was probably suffering from tuberculosis, had a stroke while traveling by train from Los Angeles to New York to “spend her final days with her family,” the local press wrote ...
- Juanjo Villalba
Cecilia Steiner. Actress: The Last Duel. Cecilia Steiner is known for The Last Duel (2021), The Working Man (2019) and Tatort (1970).
- Actress
- Cecilia Steiner
Katja Prei-Proxauf. +49 151 1723 3550. katjaproxauf@proxauf.de. open agency on Filmmakers. Cecilia Steiner. Actor • 26-34 years • Swiss •. Place of residence Zürich (CH) Year of birth 1989 (34 years) Place of birth Schweiz.
Sep 9, 2023 · Cast: Franz Rogowski, Christophe Sermet, Valentina Bellè, Noemi Besedes, Cecilia Steiner, Joel Basman Running time: 3 hr 1 min Sales agent: True Colours Glorious Films Srl.
- Stephanie Bunbury
Sep 7, 2023 · Music: Marco Biscarini. With: Franz Rogowski, Christophe Sermet, Valentina Bellè, Noémi Besedes, Cecilia Steiner, Joel Basman. (Italian, Swiss-German, Jensich dialogue) Franz Rogowski's ...
Cecilia Steiner. Actress: The Last Duel. Cecilia Steiner is known for The Last Duel (2021), The Working Man (2019) and Tatort (1970).
