Bess Houdini [SEP] cause of death
confidant, publicist and ghostwriter for Houdini—to carry on the yearly tribute. He held them for many years at New York's Magic Towne House with such magical notables as Houdini biographer Milbourne Christopher. Before he died, Gibson passed on the tradition to Dorothy Dietrich.
Bess Houdini died from a heart attack on February 11, 1943 while in Needles, California, aboard an eastbound train traveling from Los Angeles to New York City. She was 67 years old. Her family would not allow her to be interred with her
1979), Kim Lores ("The Great Houdini", 1999), and Evanna Lynch ("Houdini," 2013).
External links.
- This weekend we are Wild About Bess at Wild About Harry
- AUDIO: Marie Hinson remembers her sister Bess Houdini at Wild About Harry
- AUDIO: Marie Hinson remembers the death of her sister Bess Houdini at Wild About Harry
- Harry Houdini's Rare Magic Books Blog at the Library of Congress has images and discussion of Bess Houdini.