PITTSBURGH -- Almost as soon as magician Lee Terbosic began to dangle 90 feet in the air in a canvas straitjacket, he was back on the ground. From the point he began to wriggle, the escape took just ...

When vaudeville impresario Martin Beck "discovered" a struggling Harry Houdini in 1899, it was Houdini's ability to escape from handcuffs which caught his attention. Although Houdini was hardly the ...

Harry Houdini may not have escaped death — but the legendary magician is still remembered for his daring acts. The Hungarian-born American illusionist died at 52 on Halloween day in 1926 — not from a ...

Magician Lee Terbosic will recreate Harry Houdini's suspended straightjacket escape on the 100th anniversary of the original act on Nov. 6, 2016, in downtown Pittsburgh. (Courtesy of Lee Terbosic) ...

Harry Houdini, two officers from the New Orleans Police department and a straightjacket in 1916. Harry Houdini's name was already synonymous with show business when he came to New Orleans a century ...

The 24-year-old magician had been struggling to launch his career for years. He did card tricks. He swallowed needles. He even took a circus job as the "Wild Man of Borneo" to make ends meet. He’d ...

Harry Houdini made two appearances in Fort Worth, one in 1916 and again in 1924. Max Faulkner Star-Telegram/Max Faulkner Harry Houdini (1874-1926) was the stage name of Ehrich Weiss, arguably the ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. A master of escape, Harry Houdini drew crowds of thousands ...

Police arrested an escape artist Wednesday after he led them on a fruitless underwater search for his body when he jumped into the Gulf of Mexico, clad in a straitjacket, on Halloween — the 80th ...

Harry Houdini, the famed magician and escape artist at the turn of the 20th century, showed off his artistry to captive Cincinnati audiences and even The Enquirer. Born in Budapest, Hungary in 1874, ...

When vaudeville impresario Martin Beck "discovered" a struggling Harry Houdini in 1899, it was Houdini's ability to escape from handcuffs which caught his attention. Although Houdini was hardly the ...