Our friend and Angel patron Dean Carnegie discusses Tony Curtis and
Houdini (1953) on his excellent
The Magic Detective Podcast. We love Tony. We love
Houdini. We love Dean! So click below to have a listen:
Ep 92 The Other Houdini - Tony Curtis
You'll also want to check out Dean's blog to read about
Houdini's
strange edit.
Tony's autobiography is essential reading for Curtis fans.
ReplyDeleteI found it interesting in his bio he notes what no one else has in print has noted: the circular history of Houdini, the son of Hungarian Jewish immigrants, who was raised in poverty, but rose to worldwide fame and fortune, would later be played by himself, the son of Hungarian Jewish immigrants, who was raised in poverty, who also rose to worldwide fame and fortune.
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