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

Harry Houdini ... of stunts that are legendary even to this day, paving the way for modern illusionists like David Blaine and ...

Erik Weisz, better known professionally as the great escapologist, illusionist and stunt performer Harry Houdini, had many links with Ireland. He first came to public attention in vaudeville in ...