Then, Bess found a fox terrier at the butcher shop, and wanted to feed it. Their first dog was Charlie, a Pomeranian given to them by the Grand Duke of Russia. She never had a child, but loved to collect dolls.Ĥ. In 1911, Bess told a Ohio reporter that their daughter was having a baby. No one has discovered any record of their marriage!ģ.
She claimed she was barely seventeen, but she was eighteen. Other times a Rabbi married them, since Houdini was Jewish. Sometimes, she claimed they were married by a Catholic priest for her mother’s sake. Or, she met him at Coney Island when the Floral Sisters performed in the act after the Houdini brother's magic act. She became Bess Houdini when she met Harry Houdini, about whom she told many conflicting stories! She said she met Houdini when he did a magic show at her high school, and he accidentally spilled acid on her dress.
Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner was a singer and dancer in the Floral Sisters, a vaudeville act at Coney Island.Ģ. London reveals the love triangle between the Houdinis and Londons!ġ.
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