Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Happy birthday Bess

Today is Bess Houdini's 142nd birthday. Bess was born Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner on January 23, 1876 in Brooklyn, NY. As you can see below, she marked her start in show business as 1894, the year she played Coney Island as part of The Floral Sisters and married Harry. The rest is history.


Below are a few more Bessie birthday posts to enjoy.

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3 comments:

  1. John Hinson great nephew of Bess and Harry HoudiniJanuary 23, 2018 at 12:43 PM

    Happy birthday great aunt Bess

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  2. magicusaJanuary 24, 2018 at 6:27 AM

    Check out the year, 1934, address living at Laurel Canyon.
    Dorothy Dietrich and Dick Brookz

    The Houdini Museum, Scranton, PA,
    The Only Building in the World Dedicated to Houdini

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    1. John CoxJanuary 24, 2018 at 7:55 AM

      Indeed! And we know they left in 1935. So now to find out when they arrived.

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