But in Collier’s Houdini wrote that it occurred "six years ago," which would make it 1919. Most biographies, while never explicitly dating it, place it in their chapters covering the years 1915-16. Houdini first said it happened "in Hollywood." But it later became "Santa Ana", which is a good 30 miles from Los Angeles. Exactly where the stunt took place has never been clear. There's no evidence that it actually happened. It's a great story, but there has always been a problem with it. Houdini called it "the narrowest squeak in my life." By sheer will he was able to claw his way to the surface and collapsed as his assistants hauled him from what had almost been his real grave. But he could not be heard under the soil. But when it came to six feet, he found the weight of the earth too much and for the first and only time in his career he panicked and shouted for help. As told by Houdini in a 1925 Collier's article ("When Magic Didn't Work") he was trying the escape at different depths. ![]() The story of Houdini nearly dying during a buried alive stunt in California is one that appears in most biographies.
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