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Jan 27, 2016 · “Thank you, sweetheart, now take off your wedding ring and tell them what ‘Rosabelle’ means.” Bess took off her ring and began to sing the lyrics to a song she had performed in one of her first shows with her late husband: “Rosabelle, sweet Rosabelle, I love you more than I can tell. Over me you cast a spell.
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.
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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.
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
Feb 14, 2011 · 2 min read. ·. Feb 14, 2011. --. 1. On June 22, 1894, Harry Houdini married Wilhelmina Beatrice (“Bess”) Rahner after just three weeks of courtship. The newlyweds spent their honeymoon at Coney Island and were married for 32 years. Bess, a Cathholic girl born in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, was an entertainer in her own right ...
Jun 22, 2023 · Kristen Connolly (as Bess Houdini) and Adrien Brody (as Harry Houdini), in an image from the 2014 miniseries 'Houdini.' The beginnings of a unique couple. 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.
- Juanjo Villalba
Jun 22, 2019 · It was 100 years ago today that Harry and Bess Houdini celebrated their Silver Wedding Anniversary with a gala dinner at the Alexandria Hotel in Los Angeles. The event was attended by 200 guests, including luminaries such as Roscoe Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Cecil B. DeMille, Jesse Lasky, and Will Rogers.
