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    Harry Houdini

    Hungarian-born American illusionist, escapologist, and stunt performer

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  1. Erik Weisz(March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926), known as Harry Houdini(/huːˈdiːni/hoo-DEE-nee), was a Hungarian-American escape artist, illusionist, and stunt performer, noted for his escape acts. [3]

  2. 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

  3. Jun 18, 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.

  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. Magician, actor, and stage personality Harry Houdini—The Great Houdini—was the greatest escape artist of all time. He often said, "No prison can hold me; no hand or leg irons or steel locks can shackle me.

  8. 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...

  9. 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 ...

  10. Harry Houdini was a magician who specialized in escape scenarios. He was of Hungarian and American descent and first came into prominence in Europe using the title of Harry “Handcuff” Houdini.

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