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Bess Houdini appeared as herself in the 1938 film Religious Racketeers (a.k.a. Mystic Circle Murder) directed by Frank O'Conner and produced by Fanchon Royer. In the film, she expressed her belief that communication with those who have died is impossible. The film sparked controversy among spiritualists, but was praised by magicians.
- Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner, January 23, 1876, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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- February 11, 1943 (aged 67), Needles, California, U.S.
Feb 13, 2020 · A Skeptical Inquirer piece details the scandal that arose when Leopold, another of Harry's brothers, married the ex-wife of Nathan, another of Houdini's brothers. If this family had been alive today, they'd make up 40 percent of TLC's programming. In any case, Bess and Harry wound up, by all accounts, entirely crazy about each other.
- Tom Meisfjord
Jun 22, 2023 · Bess Houdini’s death 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 ...
- Juanjo Villalba
The press, skeptics and Houdini's family denied Ford's claims and Bess withdrew her reward offer. She continued to hold séances, but the last official Houdini séance was on Halloween night 1936, on the tenth anniversary of her husband's death. It, too, was unsuccessful and she announced "Houdini did not come through. My last hope is gone.
Bess remained a much loved and respected fixture at magic conventions until her death on February 11, 1943 aboard a train in Needles, California. She is buried in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, NY. Beatrice or Bess Houdini was born Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner on January 23, 1876, in Brooklyn, New York.
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Oct 31, 2016 · WATCH NOW. The official cause of Houdini’s death was listed as peritonitis caused by a ruptured appendix. At the time, the magician’s doctors firmly believed that the illness was the result of ...
Oct 31, 2014 · Bess Houdini at the Final Houdini Seance. Today is the 88th anniversary of the death of Houdini. Today also marks the anniversary of The Final Houdini Seance on October 31, 1936. This was Bess Houdini's tenth and final attempt to contact her husband from beyond the grave, and it was held with great fanfare in Hollywood 78 years ago tonight.
