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The grave of Bess Houdini in Gate of Heaven Cemetery
The grave of Bess Houdini in Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner, known as Bess, was the stage assistant and wife of Harry Houdini. She died in 1943, 17 years after her husband. She is interred at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, New York. They didn't have any children. The Gate of Heaven Cemetery, approximately 25 miles north of New York City, was established in 1917 at 10 West Stevens Ave. ... Harry Houdini (March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926), born Erich Weisz, was a Hungarian-American magician, escapologist, stunt performer, as well as an investigator of spiritualists, and an amateur aviator. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Gate of Heaven Cemetery, approximately 25 miles north of New York City, was established in 1917 at 10 West Stevens Ave. ... Hawthorne is an unincorporated hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Mount Pleasant in Westchester County, New York. ...

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History of magic | Timeline of magic | Magic tricks This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... 2700BC - The first known performance of a conjuring effect (cups and balls) by the magician Dedi in ancient Egypt 100AD - The Acetabularii performed the Cups and balls in ancient Rome using stones and small vinegar cups (hence the name Acetabularii) 1584 - Reginald Scott publishes The Discoverie of Witchcraft (sic) a...


Parlor magic | Card magic | Street magic | Mentalism | Coin magic | Escapology Parlor magic is done for larger audiences than close-up magic (which is for a few people or even one person) and for smaller audiences than stage magic. ... A card manipulator performing a flourish with a deck of playing cards. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Mentalism is an ancient performing art in which its practitioners, known as mentalists, use mental acuity, principles of stage magic, hypnosis and/or suggestion to present the illusion of mind reading, psychokinesis, precognition, clairvoyance or mind control. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Harry Houdini, a famous escapologist and magician. ...


Exposure of magic tricks | Intellectual rights to magic methods This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article may contain original research or unverified claims. ...


Professional magicians | List of conjuring terms | List of magic tricks List of terms used by magicians. ... This page contains a list of magic tricks. ...


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