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Danny Kaye

Date: 1960
Description: During a visit to Japan, Danny Kaye, then one of the best known comedians and actors, prompted a typical response from Martha Brown, the wife of Cecil Brow...
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Mr. & Mrs. Houdini

Date: 1926
Description: Harry and Bess (Beatrice) Houdini in formal attire, the year of his death from acute appendicitis.
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Houdini on a Rope in "Terror Island"

Date: 1920
Description: Escape artist Harry Houdini being tortured by cannibals in the silent film "Terror Island." Like the other films in which Houdini stared, the plot was desi...
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Julie Harris, Borlis Karloff and Kermit Bloomgarden

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Description: Julie Harris, Boris Karloff, Kermit Bloomgarden and his wife Virginia Kaye are standing near a table at the Thespian Theatre Club Award dinner. Harris and ...

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