Video: 'Harry Houdini: Biography'

(Halloween Sunday, October 31, 1926, 1:26 p.m. EST) — Harry Houdini (born Erik Weisz), an American escapologist, illusionist, and stunt performer noted for his escape acts, died today in Room 401 at Detroit’s Grace Hospital from peritonitis (swelling of the abdomen). He was 52. Continue reading Iconic escapologist Harry Houdini, 52, dies in Detroit 100 years ago this hour (Oct 31 1926) →