![]() ![]() John Cox - a recognized authority on Houdini, and author of a blog titled “Wild About Harry”-says the Houdinis surely entertained luminaries in the Czar’s inner circle in that year. She said it was a medal the Czar bestowed on her husband in 1903 after enjoying the magician’s private performance for the Russian royal family. The Larsens, however, say its real value comes from its connection to two of the most famous and fascinating figures of the early 20th Century.Īrlene Larsen insisted her inheritance was worth upwards of $1 million when she auctioned it off to raise money to build a new magic venue in Santa Barbara.īess Houdini, according to Milt, was emphatic about the origin of the piece. The heirloom is made of 14-carat gold and studded with 39 diamonds, 17 sapphires, 14 rubies and a single emerald. (Arlene had married Geri’s son, Milt, himself a magician, who in the 1960s opened The Magic Castle, a Los Angeles institution to this day.) When Larsen died in 1998 at age 92, she left it to her daughter-in-law Arlene Larsen. Larsen kept the mystique of the Houdini jewel alive by wearing it as a brooch or necklace at important gatherings of professional magicians. ![]() ![]() Larsen was the world’s most famous female magician, who went on to star in her own weekly television series, “The Magic Lady.” Name: Harry Houdini Birth Year: 1874 Birth date: MaBirth City: Budapest Birth Country: Hungary Gender: Male Best Known For: Harry Houdinis grand illusions and daring, spectacular. When she passed away two decades later, she left it to her friend Geri Larsen. His wife and stage partner Bess treasured the medal for the rest of her life. Houdini died on Halloween day 1926 after doing a trick off-stage. ![]()
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