![]() The Society of American Magicians took back the replica in 1979 and it was soon broken again. The magicians currently run the nonprofit Houdini Museum in Scranton PA. The lightweight copy was on loan in the last 1970's to magicians Dorothy Dietrich and Dick Brookz, who owned New York City’s Magic Towne House, and had it on display to the pubic. Houdini’s wife donated the original to that museum. In the 1970′s The Society of American Magicians made a lightweight cast of an original bust now owned by the Museum of the City of New York. They did try to contact the cemetery in the past but to no avail. They decided not to contact either, to avoid any new problems with this project. There had been some contention between the Society of American Magicians and the cemetery as to ownership of the grave. A high profile New York lawyer, Gary Pillersdorf, was contacted for advice and to bail us out in case we got arrested. He recomended getting a letter from the closest living relatives going back to Houdini’s death, and to have insurance in case anyone was hurt doing the repairs. Peter Blacksberg, the president of Riverside Cemetery, a Jewish cemetery in Saddlebrook, New Jersey, was contacted for advice. Many consultants were contacted in conjunction with this plan. Because of this the cemetery now closes 3 days for Halloween, the date of Houdini’s death. Several composition, or plastic, busts were placed there briefly but lasted a short time or were used one day each year – October 31, for a ceremony done by The Society of Americans – that unfortunately brought more grief to the cemetery because of the many costumed individuals that arrived to celebrate Halloween instead of paying respect to Harry Houdini. The original statuary bust was installed after Houdini’s death in 1926. It reached full intensity in the past year. NeW YORK, N.Y., The Houdini Museum, a 501(c)3 nonprofit museum in Scranton, PA, had a secret project to restore Houdini’s grave site bust for over 20 years. ![]() 3, 2011 Inside Story of How Houdini's Missing Bust Was Recently Secretly Restored to His Grave Site in New York City Houdini Commandos returned to his grave to do more work on October 17, 2011Ĭontact Penny Wilkes, Houdini Museum, 570 342-5555 She is attractive, bright and speaks well. She can also bring rare Houdini artifacts, etc. She also reads palms and does handwriting analysis. On TV Houdini Museum director and performer Dorothy Dietrich can saw a host in half, escape from a Strait Jacket, make doves, a duck, a rabbit and a poodle appear. Other suggestions include: Ask about their annual Houdini Seance, upcoming appreances on The Travevl Channels, "Mysteries At The Museum,"and on History Channel's "Decoded" with Brad Meltzer. The fixing of dozens of magicians graves that were inĭisrepair and this was only fitting payback. The museum say Houdini, in his lifetime, had paid for Statuary bust was installed after Houdini's death inġ926 but was destroyed by vandals in 1975. The bust, why the operation had to be covert, and why "Houdini Commandos" to share how they got a replica of Invite members of the secret group called the Of a secret project to restore Houdini's gravesiteīust. Scranton, PA is celebrating the successful completion The master magician died on October 31st andĮach year a tribute in the form of a seance has beenĬonducted that day. Houdini has always had a special association with ![]() ![]() Thank you,Ĭontributions are tax deduictable and can also be mailed to 27, at our own expense we restored a statuary bust on his grave has been missing for 36 years. We have been asked by the family of Houdini & the management of the Houdini Grave to provide for its upkeep. Houdini Harry Houdini Grave Restored Bust Death Cemetery
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