Escape artist Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926 at age 52 Emily Blackwood is a writer and editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared in ...

I also remember the name the rat grew into — Houdini. Harry Houdini was a world-famous escape artist from the late 1890s until his death in 1926. Houdini the rat was a great escape artist living ...

"The Hungarian-born escape artist jumped off bridges while handcuffed ... Many fans hoped to hear Houdini speak from the afterlife. "Famous in life for his improbable escapes from physical ...

According to Fresno County Coroner David M. Hadden, Burrus died of asphyxia caused by the compression of his chest. Burrus’ ...

The world-famous magician and escape artist performed hundreds, if not thousands, of stunts that are legendary even to this day, paving the way for modern illusionists like David Blaine and Criss ...

But to a much greater degree than with handcuff escapes, he relied on brute physical strength and endurance to set himself apart from the average escape artist ... Houdini's famous Milk Can ...

Escape artist Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926 at age 52 Getty Illusionist and escape artist Harry Houdini the day he performed his famous stunt in which he was submerged in the East River ...

According to the Yale University Press, the famed illusionist and escape artist died of a ruptured appendix. However, his mission to debunk mediums, a suspiciously timed punch to the stomach and ...

Escape artist Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926 at age 52 Getty Illusionist and escape artist Harry Houdini the day he performed his famous stunt in which he was submerged in the East River in a ...