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[zencat]

With Bond news scarce and my Bond interest waining, I've fired back big-time into my original passion: HOUDINI!

I've had a Houdini website for 5 years, but it was tethered to that nasty iWeb and .Mac, and it could never be all that I wanted. So I've started fresh with a new site on Blogger: WILD ABOUT HARRY.

Head on over an have a look. It's a pretty hardcore blog for Houdini fanatics, but there is plenty there for everyone, I think. I've also just done some significant research in the Warner Bros. Archives and uncovered what I believe to be the first attempt by a studio to mount a Houdini biopic. It's completely unknown, until now. Working on a two-part blog about that, which will go up maybe next week.

There's also a little About Me page so you can see me in my full Houdini-Geek flower.

Enjoy!

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www.wildabouthoudini.com

[sthgilyadgnivileht]

Nice, a lot there for Houdini fans I should imagine.

[zencat]

Yep, that's the idea.

[zencat]

So I'm completely obsessed with my new Houdini blog, and it's on fire. Afraid, for the time being, I'm leaving Bond behind. Tomorrow I'm going to post up something I'm very proud of. I believe I've discovered the first attempt by a Hollywood studio to make a movie based on Houdini's life. This is something that has lay undiscovered in the studio archives for over 70 years. Very exciting.

[zencat]

Here we go. RKO 589: Hollywood's first Houdini film.

Give it a read. Expand those horizons beyond James Bond to the original escape artist.

[mccartney007]

Awesome, zen. This is terribly exciting!

[MrKidd]

I recently read a bio - 'the secret life of Houdini' - very interesting. What surprised me most of all was the antagonism between him and Arthur C Doyle..if the book is even half correct I had no idea what a nutjob A C-D was! I finished the book really admiring Houdini the Man and the Act.

[zencat]

The Secret Life of Houdini...yeah. You'll actually find my name in that book several times. A few photo credits and a general thanks (I think). There's some VERY good stuff in there and the authors did an amazing amount of research. But I have a bit of an issue with that book. Read here if you're interested. My "bible" remains Ken Silverman's Houdini!!! The Career of Ehrich Weiss. Amazing book. But I use Secret Life as well. I'm just a bit more careful with that one.

Awesome, zen. This is terribly exciting!

Thanks macca!

[zencat]

The saga concludes...

RKO 589: Hollywood's first Houdini film
Part II: "The waters are dark for Pinetti."

[zencat]

My RKO article is published in this month's MAGIC Magazine.

http://www.wildabout...es-rko-589.html

[Harry Fawkes]

! I thought you were wild about me

[zencat]

I am! That's another website.

[Harry Fawkes]

I am! That's another website.

(On my way to check site out now )

[Harry Fawkes]

One site I shall revisit for sure!!!! If I may say so publicly, Zencat, I am bloody proud to know you!

Thanks for the link.

Roger

[zencat]

Check this out! Teller of the great Penn & Teller gave my Houdini blog a recommendation tweet. This was totally unsolicited and a wonderful surprise!