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Mar 14, 2002 · The Houdini Committee, a group from the Society of American Magicians, stepped forward to look after the grave site, twice replacing the original bust with cheaper copies.
Feb 15, 2015 · Houdini's open grave. File this one under macabre, but while watching The Miracle Factory's new Houdini Captured on Film DVD compilation the other night, I spotted this among the footage of his funeral. As you can see, the camera affords a quick but clear shot of Houdini's open grave in the family plot at Machpelah Cemetery.
The site is the final resting place of Houdini -- he was born Erich Weiss and grew up in Harlem -- along with his wife, his mother and 21 other relatives. Houdini is entombed in a bronze coffin, the same one he used for an escape stunt on his final tour. The granite monuments of Houdini's sister, Gladys, and brother, Leopold, are missing.
May 25, 2024 · Houdini's grave is in trouble. There is an alarming situation unfolding at the Houdini gravesite. A crack in the exedra, which appeared a few years ago, is expanding. A large chunk has recently fallen off the back. The danger of cracks like this is water can get inside and freeze during winter, causing the cracks to enlarge.
May 26, 2010 · Famed escape artist Harry Houdini's grave site at the Machpelah Jewish Cemetery in Queens, New York. The cemetery has apparently gone bankrupt and was unatte...
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Jan 27, 2016 · The Houdini Séances are an American tradition dating back to 1926. Every Halloween, the anniversary of the magician’s death, groups around the country gather together by candlelight in an attempt to summon the Great Escapist from beyond the grave. Each and every time, Houdini fails to show his ghostly face, the candles are blown out, and the seance is proclaimed unsuccessful. Or so we’re ...
Mar 10, 2002 · A bust that went missing from Houdini's grave in 1983 has been recovered by police from a home in New Hyde Park. This article below by Sumathi Reddy appeared in the March 10, 2002 issues of Newsday.
