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Bess Houdini (January 23, 1876 – February 11, 1943), whose real name was Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner, was the stage assistant and wife of Harry Houdini. Bess was working at Coney Island in a song and dance act called The Floral Sisters when she met Houdini and married him a week later.
Apr 3, 2014 · Before her 1943 death, Bess Houdini declared the experiment a failure. Harry Houdini Death. Though there are mixed reports as to the cause of Houdini's death, it is certain that he suffered from ...
Timeline of Houdini's Life. 1874 Ehrich Weiss (Harry Houdini) born to Rabbi Mayer Samuel Weiss and his wife Cecelia on March 24 in Budapest, Hungary. 1878 Weiss family joins Rabbi Weiss in ...
Mar 7, 2016 · Mrs. Houdini By Victoria Kelly Atria Books, 320 pages, $26. The epigraph of this novel, a fictionalized account of the love story between the escape artist Harry Houdini and his wife, Bess, is a ...
Nov 9, 2023 · Bess: The Other Houdini runs until Sunday 12 November. 7.30pm, 4pm (Sun only). £24, £22 cons. Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London, N6 4BD. 0208 340 3488. upstairsatthegatehouse.com. Escapologist Harry Houdini was a legend in his own lifetime. His headline-grabbing stunts, involving mystifying, often lurid escapes from chains, padlocks, water ...
Biografia. Filha de imigrantes alemães, conheceu os irmãos Weisz (ou "Os Irmãos Houdini") numa de suas apresentações de dança em Coney Island. Inicialmente, foi cortejada por Theodore Hardeen, mas casou com Harry Houdini em 22 de junho de 1894. Com a separação dos irmãos Houdini, Harry e Bess passaram a se apresentar como "Os Houdini ...
Jun 22, 2016 · This photo comes from Bess Houdini's own scrapbook, and was among several other "anniversary" pictures. (The Houdini's took an anniversary photo every year, in Coney Island if they were in town.) On the photo is written: "Houdini and wife, married 7 years." So at first sight, this appears to be their 7th anniversary photo.
