Harry Houdini was one of the most famous people on the planet in the early 1900s. The Hungarian-born American illusionist and escape artist wowed crowds across the world with death-defying stunts ...

Jack London and Harry Houdini quickly became friends when they met in 1915. But on that day, they would have been shocked to know what their future held: London would soon be dead, and not long ...

Now you see him, now you don't. Hugh Jackman has pulled out of the lead role in a Broadway musical about famed escape artist Harry Houdini. Producers confirmed Monday that Jackman -- who was first ...