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On Oct. 31, 1990, Fresno magician Joseph “The Amazing Joe” Burrus attempted a daring feat. Following in the footsteps of famed escape artist Harry Houdini, Burrus planned to be buried alive in ...
1990: Escape artist Joseph W. "Amazing Joe" Burrus died on Halloween when the glass 'coffin' he was attempting to escape from collapsed under the weight of wet cement poured on top of it. Burrus died on the 64th anniversary of the death of Harry Houdini, who was Burrus' inspiration for the performance.
Sadly, such stories of failure did not put off American magician Joseph Burrus who tragically died when he attempted the stunt in 1990. The 32-year-old, known as “the Amazing Joe”, had donned ...
Death by Magic is an American reality television show. [1] The eight-episode first season premiered on Netflix on November 30, 2018. [2] The series stars and was created by British magician Drummond Money-Coutts. [3] It features Money-Coutts researching the myths and legends behind magic tricks and stunts that allegedly led to a performer's ...
This is a list of magicians/illusionists, prestidigitators, mentalists, escapologists, and other practitioners of stage magic. For the list of supernatural magicians, see List of occultists. Magicians are listed by the most common name used in performance. Magicians' actual names, when applicable, follow in parentheses.
Joseph Francis Rinn (1868–1952) ... (Rinn was a successful businessman and part-time magician and exposer/ investigator of spirit mediums) who has given us material ...
“This event was to be his springboard to fame,” The Amazing Joe’s assistant said.
de Kolta was a contemporary of fellow French magician Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin.He was highly creative and developed illusions using his engineering skills. [3] Many of his illusions, such as Multiplying Balls, the Expanding Die, the Vanishing Lady, Spring Flowers from a Cone, and the vanishing bird cage, are performed by magicians today.