1. Dorothy Dietrich was born on April 1,1948 and is an American stage magician and escapologist, best known for performing the bullet catch in her mouth and the first woman to perform a straitjacket escape while suspended hundreds of feet in the air from a burning rope.
Dorothy Dietrich was the first woman to gain prominence as an escape artist since the days of Houdini, breaking the glass ceiling for women in the field of escapes and magic.
Dorothy Dietrich developed what is known as a flash act that included doves, a rabbit, a duck and two poodles.
Dorothy Dietrich developed several routines few women had ever attempted.
Dorothy Dietrich has pioneered and paved the way for women in the field today.
Dorothy Dietrich has created special shows for such companies as Maidenform, Pooltrol, Yago Sangria, Manhattan Shirts, as well as fashion and cosmetic companies.
Dorothy Dietrich is a regular performer for trade and industrial events.
On television, Dorothy Dietrich won attention as a woman who, instead of allowing herself to be sawed in half, reversed the traditional illusion and severed into two parts the male hosts of talk shows and network specials.
Dorothy Dietrich is known for levitating volunteers from the audience.
Dorothy Dietrich performed it at Donald Trump's Resorts International's 10th anniversary in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Dorothy Dietrich performed it again in Canada on a TV show called Autobus du Canada for the highest amount ever paid a magician on Canadian television.
Dorothy Dietrich challenged anyone who could prove that the bullet did not leave from the gun by offering a $10,000 reward.
Dorothy Dietrich continues the seances at The Houdini Museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania, each Halloween, the day Houdini died.
Early on, Dorothy Dietrich realized that there were those who would use magic and various deceptive arts to manipulate and even cheat people out of money.
Dorothy Dietrich has a $10,000 reward for anyone who says they can contact the spirit of Houdini.
Dorothy Dietrich sends out the world's only continuous traveling Houdini exhibit.
Long considered by film buffs as lost, Dorothy Dietrich was aware since her teens that the only copy of Houdini's The Grim Game was buried in the apartment of Brooklyn collector Larry Weeks.