Janet Leigh, Actress: Psycho. Janet Leigh was the only of a couple who often moved from town to town. Living in apartments, Janet was a bright who skipped several grades and finished high college …
A blog by Houdini historian John Cox devoted to all things Harry Houdini in the past, present, and in popular culture. Updates daily.
The Idiot Houdini trope as used in popular culture. This is what happens when a character who is known for making consistently poor judgments never has to …
Directed by Gillian Armstrong. With Catherine Zeta-Jones, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Saoirse Ronan. On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con the famous magician.
“Death Defying Acts” is based on the life of Harry Houdini, the fictional tale of how an escapologist fell in love with an Edinburgh woman.
The seemingly impossible stunts performed by master escapologist Harry Houdini have confused and delighted generations. Breaking locks, escaping submerged boxes, getting out of straitjackets, the fiendish Chinese Water Torture routine
Coordinates. The Mansion is a 10-bedroom mansion owned by music producer Rick Rubin in the Laurel Canyon area of Los Angeles.Originally built in 1918, the house is famous for the successful bands who have recorded music there. Although many say that Harry Houdini lived at the mansion, no one has ever lived in the Mansion under the name “Houdini…
The Karma Houdini Warranty trope as used in popular culture. Karma Houdini is someone who seems to be unpunished after his/her bad actions. This trope posits …
IPL 2018: Can Mumbai Indians pull off the Houdini act again? Mumbai Indians are off to a terrible start in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 but as 2014 and 2015 showed, Rohit Sharma’s team has a knack of bringing out their best when down and out
