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On October 22, 1926, after giving a performance in the McGill Union Ballroom, renowned magician
Harry Houdini was punched several times in the abdomen by McGill theology student J. Gordon Whitehead. It is believed that these punches ruptured Houdini's appendix, which led to his death nine days later.[1]
Although Gordon Whitehead was never officially charged with the crime, he did sign an
affidavit for Houdini's widow so that she could collect insurance under the
double indemnity clause.[2]
McGill-Queen's University Press
McGill-Queen's University Press began as McGill in 1963 and amalgamated with Queen's in 1969. McGill-Queen's University Press focuses on Canadian studies and publishes the Canadian Public Administration Series.
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Major Donald Craig, a Canadian commando serving with British special forces during World War II, portrayed by
Rock Hudson in the 1967 war movie Tobruk is a McGill alumnus. Though the film was loosely based on real events, it is not clear whether or not Hudson's character was based on a real person. Most likely he was a
pastiche character, given a Canadian background as cover for Hudson's inability to emulate a British accent.