A Woman to Know: Bess Houdini
Ten years is long enough to wait for any man. — Bess Houdini
Ten years is long enough to wait for any man. — Bess Houdini
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Bess Rahner first met her future husband at Coney Island when she was just 18 years old. She performed in her dancing act, The Floral Sisters, and the soon-to-be-legendary magician caught her eye. The two started their own act in 1894, the same year they got married. They …
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