Dead Men’s Tales: Harry Houdini
Throughout his career, Houdini (born Erik Weisz; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) performed three variations on a “Buried Alive” stunt/escape. The first was near Santa Ana, California in 1917, and it almost cost Houdini his life. Houdini was buried, without a casket, in a pit of earth six feet deep.
He became exhausted and panicky trying to dig his way to the surface and called for help. When his hand finally broke the surface, he fell unconscious and had to be pulled from the grave by his assistants. Houdini wrote in his diary that the escape was “very dangerous” and that “the weight of the earth is killing.”
April 1, 2011 at 2:47 am | Andre E. Bordeleau
I almost feel ashamed from being from Montreal, sucker punch or not… a great showman and escape artist, I learned a bit more about a man who knew how not just how to control his body but his audience…shame on you mc gill university …
April 1, 2011 at 2:47 am | Andre E. Bordeleau
I almost feel ashamed from being from Montreal, sucker punch or not… a great showman and escape artist, I learned a bit more about a man who knew how not just how to control his body but his audience…shame on you mc gill university …
April 1, 2011 at 2:47 am | Andre E. Bordeleau
I almost feel ashamed from being from Montreal, sucker punch or not… a great showman and escape artist, I learned a bit more about a man who knew how not just how to control his body but his audience…shame on you mc gill university …
April 17, 2011 at 3:27 am | Attractivue
Relax man, his death wasn’t caused by the Whiteman’s punches!
December 4, 2011 at 3:57 pm | lakshmi
oh man, I know, right? Shit. Damn McGill kids. I love my city, but I had no idea one of our own could have actually been the cause of Houdini’s death >.>
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August 11, 2011 at 9:52 pm | Jaymes Moynihan
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