Harry Houdini claims to house the largest collection of original Houdini artifacts in Europe. The Houdini Museum of New York is located at Fantasma Magic, a retail magic manufacturer and seller located in Manhattan. The museum contains several hundred pieces of ephemera, most of which belonged to Harry Houdini. Houdini published numerous books during his career (some of which were written by his good friend Walter B. Gibson, the creator of The Shadow) Harry Houdini Harry Houdini (; born Erik Weisz, later Ehrich Weiss or Harry Weiss; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-born American illusionist and stunt performer,
Marisa Weiss years. Weiss is the author of four books about breast cancer and breast health, published by Random House. Her Think Pink, Live Green project, a global breast cancer prevention initiative, has been promoted by Breastcancer.org since 2008. Weiss has been a repeat guest on ABC’s "Good Morning America", NBC’s "TODAY", CNN’s medical features, and "The Dr. Oz Show", among others. Weiss has appeared in women’s magazines, including "Elle", "Self", "Redbook", "Marie Claire", "Seventeen", "Cosmopolitan", "Good Housekeeping", "The Oprah Magazine", and "Better Homes and Gardens". Her books and other work has been quoted in a number of publications on the subject