When vaudeville impresario Martin Beck "discovered" a struggling Harry Houdini ... magic of his escape act lay in its presentation: "You will notice that some of these tricks are very simple ...

The famed escapologist had a reputation for death-defying stunts. But his rise to fame and sudden death both came with some ...

Glen Gerard is a magician, illusionist, and Harry Houdini Historian. He joined What's Brewing Wisconsin to talk about Houdini's deep Wisconsin ties in honor of the escape artist's 151st birthday.

Harry Houdini had issued a challenge to every magician, illusionist and escapologist in the world — perform any trick for him three ... the surface alongside the escape artist.

Ehrich Weiss (Harry Houdini) born to Rabbi Mayer ... of his act are the vanishing elephant trick and an indoor version of his underwater box escape. Houdini is involved in a romantic affair ...