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    Harry Houdini

    Hungarian-born American illusionist, escapologist, and stunt performer

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  1. Apr 3, 2014 · Best Known For: Harry Houdini's grand illusions and daring, spectacular escape acts made him one of the most famous magicians of all time. Astrological Sign: Aries

  2. Aug 3, 2024 · Harry Houdini (born March 24, 1874, Budapest [see Researcher’s Note]—died October 31, 1926, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.) was an American magician noted for his sensational escape acts. (Read Harry Houdini’s 1926 Britannica essay on magic.)

  3. 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.

  4. Feb 1, 2016 · circa 1920: Hungarian-born escapologist Harry Houdini (1874-1926), whose real name was Ehrich Weiss. As the world’s greatest trickster and illusionist, Houdini had little patience for anyone...

  5. Harry Houdini (1874-1926) 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 world's most...

  6. 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 a businessman.

  7. Mar 23, 2020 · In 1908, Harry Houdini—“The Worlds Handcuff King and Prison Breaker”—needed a new act. He was thirty-four and had worked in show business for fifteen years. He had toured all...

  8. Jan 22, 2020 · Harry Houdini remains one of the most famous magicians in history. Although Houdini could do card tricks and traditional magic acts, he was most famous for his ability to escape from what seemed like anything and everything, including ropes, handcuffs, straightjackets, jail cells, water-filled milk cans, and even nailed-shut boxes that had been ...

  9. Houdini lures master magician Harry Kellar out of retirement to perform in a benefit at the New York Hippodrome for the families of the men killed when a German...

  10. Oct 30, 2003 · The great magician Harry Houdini left this life nearly 80 years ago on Halloween. Some say Houdini's premature death was caused in part by his reputation for bravado and superhuman...

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