Which famous magician and escape artist died in 1926 following a ruptured appendix?

In 1924, Chamonix, France, hosted the first of which international sporting events? Which Nobel Peace Prize winner, whose middle name was Gates, was vice president from 1925 to 1929? Which author created the wealthy Long Island enclave of East Egg in a 1925 novel? Self-made millionaire James Gatz reinvents himself under a new name in which 1925 novel? "Red Cavalry," a famous 1926 collection of tales, was written by which Russian author? One of the top-selling novels of 1926 was which Anita Loos book about the gold digger Lorelei Lee? In which 1927 film does Al Jolson say, "Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain't heard nothin' yet"? The 1927 silent "Putting Pants on Philip" was an early film pairing which comedy team?