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- One of the strangest friendships ever was the one between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, and Harry Houdini. Doyle was a staunch believer in communicating with the spirit world while Harry Houdini was highly critical of spiritualism and a medium's use of magic to trick people into contacting their deceased loved ones.
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Jan 2, 2020 · Viewed through a contemporary lens, the friendship between Harry Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle falls somewhere between The Odd Couple and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. At one point, they were BFFs, but over the years, their relationship soured. Here's why.
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Nov 19, 2020 · Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini first met in 1920, brought together by a mutual interest: spiritualism. Their friendship did not last long. There were ironies in their relationship from the start.
Oct 29, 2021 · In 1923 and 1924, Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini both toured the United States. They both sold out theaters, often in the same city within days of one another, and neither of them was...
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Dec 1, 2011 · In Masters of Mystery: The Strange Friendship of Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini, acclaimed pop culture biographer Christopher Sandford tells the story of the pair’s unique friendship, sometimes macabre, sometimes comic, and fundamentally human, underpinned by their shared longing for lost loved ones and their adventures in the world of ...
Houdini & Doyle is a British television drama series loosely based on the real-world friendship of Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A 10-episode first season was ordered by Fox in the United States, ITV in the United Kingdom, and Global in Canada.
May 26, 2017 · Through his research and interest in the paranormal and the mystical, Conan Doyle met Harry Houdini, the famous Hungarian-American illusionist and escape artist. They became friends and organized meetings on science and spiritualism at Conan Doyle’s home.