![]() At least that's what we tried to make it." It was a great love story, as far as I could determine. Completely believing in him and helping in all ways. When asked about the real Bess in a 1995 interview in MAGIC magazine, Janet Leigh said, "I think she was strong. Instead, this much-loved movie strove to capture the drama and glamour of the Houdini-Bessie story (and make no mistake, the movie is as much about her and him), and in that sense Janet Leigh is a perfect Bess. ![]() But, hey, the 1953 HOUDINI was hardly a biography that sought realism. The real Bess Houdini had dark hair, dark eyes, and was unusually small and slight of build. Janet Leigh ( Houdini, 1953): What can one say about Janet Leigh, other than she was every bit as glamours as her co-star and real-life husband, Tony Curtis, and that's saying something! But did she make a good Bess? Well, for starters, Janet Leigh is a blond-haired, blue-eyed, curvaceous bombshell. Here are seven actresses who brought our Bessie back to life. We end our special weekend long Bess Houdini birthday celebration with a look at how the great lady has been immortalized on stage and in film.
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