Wilhelmina Beatrice “Bess” Houdini was born on January 23, 1876. Bess was a popular American stage assistant and also the wife of Harry Houdini. Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner was born in Brooklyn, New York before the New York City was even consolidated in the year 1876. The city was consolidate to German immigrants Gebhard Rahner and Balbina Rahner. Bess…
Bess Houdini was a stage assistant in America. Houdini was the wife of Harry Houdini. Bess Houdini was born on January 23, 1876. Bess Houdini relocated to Hollywood, California, in the 1930s, where she collaborated with Edward Saint, her manager and partner, to promote Houdini’s legacy. On the roof of the Knickerbocker Hotel in Hollywood,…
Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner (Bess Houdini) was an American stage assistant and the wife of Harry Houdini. Bess Houdini was born on January 23, 1876. Gebhard Rahner, a cabinet manufacturer, and Balbina Rahner, a German immigrant, gave birth to Bess Houdini in Brooklyn, New York, in 1876 (before to the consolidation of New York City). When…