He died on November 23, 1998 at the age of 35 after his rope failed while performing a "controlled free-fall" jump from the Leaning Tower rock formation in Yosemite National Park.
5 posted on 02/18/2009 7:18:35 PM PST by tx_eggman
(I own two rare photos. Houdini as he locks his keys in his car and Norman Rockwell beating a child.)