: Many believe Houdini died during a trick, but the reality was more tragic. After a student punched him in the stomach to "test" his strength, Houdini’s appendix ruptured. He insisted on performing one final sold-out show in Detroit with a 104-degree fever before collapsing and dying on Halloween night, 1926.
The first part of this History Channel miniseries focuses on Houdini’s meteoric rise from an impoverished immigrant to a global superstar. : Many believe Houdini died during a trick,
While the 2014 show takes creative liberties, Houdini’s actual life was even more dramatic: : Many believe Houdini died during a trick,
: Born Ehrich Weiss, he began his career performing small card tricks in circus sideshows. : Many believe Houdini died during a trick,