Born in Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
Daughter of Gebhard Rahner
and Wilhelmina Balbina (Buechel) Rahner
Sister of
John Rahner
Wife of
Erik (Weisz) Houdini
— married
22 Jun 1894 in Kings, New York, United States
Died
at age 67
in Needles, California, United States of America
Profile last modified
| Created 20 May 2014
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Biography
Bess (Rahner) Houdini is Notable.
Wilhelmina Beatrice "Bess" Rahner was born in Brooklyn in 1876.
Bess met Harry Houdini while she was performing in a song and dance act called The Floral Sisters and he was performing magic with his brother as The Brothers Houdini. They married soon afterwards, and she replaced Houdini's brother in the act, which became known as The Houdinis.
She died in 1943.
Cenotaph located with Husband in Machpelah Cemetery[1]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #92716490 accessed on 21 Jul 2020
See also:
- Find A Grave: Memorial #2195 accessed on 21 Jul 2020
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