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Erik Weisz (March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926), known as Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American escape artist, illusionist, and stunt performer, ...
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Harry Houdini

Hungarian-American artist and illusionist
Erik Weisz, known as Harry Houdini, was a Hungarian-American escape artist, illusionist, and stunt performer, noted for his escape acts. Houdini first attracted notice in vaudeville in the United States and then as Harry 'Handcuff' Houdini on a... Wikipedia
Born: March 24, 1874, Budapest, Hungary
Died: October 31, 1926 (age 52 years), Detroit, MI
Spouse: Bess Houdini (m. 1894–1926)
Full name: Erich Weisz

Mar 23, 2020 · In 1908, Harry Houdini—“The World's Handcuff King and Prison Breaker”—needed a new act. He was thirty-four and had worked in show business ...
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Oct 31, 2016 · Master escape artist Harry Houdini died on Halloween of 1926 from a ruptured appendix. But details of his demise remain mysterious to this day.
The name "Harry Houdini" pays homage to Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin, the French performer widely considered the father of modern magic. But Houdini's relationship ...
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Jun 18, 2024 · Harry Houdini, American magician, possibly the most famous of all time, noted for his sensational escape acts.
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Few performers have ever captured the public imagination like Harry Houdini. From his breakthrough in 1899 to his death in 1926, Houdini was one of the ...
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This illustrated biography of Harry Houdini combines original artwork and archival artifacts—including photographs, playbills and posters, letters, ...
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Jan 9, 2017 · Harry Houdini is most often remembered as an escape artist and a magician. He was also an actor, a pioneering aviator, an amateur historian and ...
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The Great Harry Houdini. Harry Houdini was born on March 24, 1874 in Budpest, Hungary, with the name of Ehrich Weisz. He was one of six children and the son ...