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Houdini
Mandy Patinkin narrates a biography of Harry Houdini (1874-1926) that focuses on his amazing feats (later ones are seen in clips; others are re-created) and the obsessions---notably his mother and death---that shaped his personality. "Escapology" was also high on the list. "He was so insanely devoted to what he did," observes author E.L. Doctorow, "that the ultimate insanity of his life never occurred to him."
Stars:
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Other episodes for this season
![New York (1): The Country and the City](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/6kGAnBsvES0kCW7WEfXDYrIhwvI.jpg)
![New York (2): Order and Disorder](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/mrGSg5Gt4OwnnjjQRQ1P6dYN6ji.jpg)
![New York (3): Sunshine and Shadow](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/lvNH2IYvfZ0t7viuh9sldh4frd9.jpg)
![New York (4): The Power and the People](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/aGfTu4PQqMD0pZxr6iPbAOxxN9a.jpg)
![New York (5): Cosmopolis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/3nZ9ffGEw3ldkcESqMM8BxZAbjH.jpg)
![Eleanor Roosevelt](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/5tkOiQoLRo5iCzP4BJ2o6wTtiq8.jpg)
![Houdini](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/6D4oIZxbBiO7USqMe0NXr4IVbCc.jpg)
![Nixon's China Game](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/tkVUKBrOnq6CCSdNHsz2EHfixCS.jpg)
![The Duel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/5P6WxnIbJAGQzhrhLW83DI8mteX.jpg)
![John Brown's Holy War](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/7XOYe0vLAWsLzTeaFmKyARDww8n.jpg)
![George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (1)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/x8lBn3ZmjtzhBdBPWh19COl6Rgc.jpg)
![George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (2)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/i7qC4H9uvHGJJMNwIMtgtwCeySH.jpg)
![Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/aJqJMHy6DQeapQ5cnjc2J4eXq44.jpg)
![Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/dht2WvKdw5uguHG7q3PDOTOjZva.jpg)
![The Wizard of Photography](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/rfqDd9y6z7vK5am89wK5QajNEhh.jpg)