The tragic death of Lyda Hyman
Here's an account of the tragic death of silent movie actress Dorothy Dale, whose real name was Lyda Hyman. Lyda was the wife of Jacob Hyman, Houdini's long-time friend and first performing ...
1950s
Philip Yordan, the man who wrote Houdini (1953)
While working on a recent installment of Deconstructing Houdini '53, I realized that I rarely mention screenwriter Philip Yordan by name, even though the series is basically all about his work ...
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