Born Erik Weisz, he established his stage name "Harry" as an homage to the American magician Harry Kellar, and "Houdini" after the French magician Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin.
Harry Houdini
He used his stage name Harry Houdini. He was not afraid to stop people he thought was ceating the public, so he was not afraid to use his well known name.
Houdini registered for the draft in 1918 and listed his name as "Harry Handcuff Houdini".
Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner (January 22, 1876 - February 11, 1943), better known as Bess Houdini, was the stage assistant and wife of Harry Houdini.
Harry Houdini's birth name is Erich Weiss.
An escape artist
Houdini's name is actually after another Great magician, Jean Eugène Robert-HoudinHarry Houdini was born Erick Weisz and created the stage name.
Harry Houdini
Houdini is not a god but rather the stage name of Harry Houdini, a legendary Hungarian-American magician and escape artist. He is considered the godfather of modern magic and is known for his incredible feats of escapology and illusion.
He used his stage name Harry Houdini. He was not afraid to stop people he thought was ceating the public, so he was not afraid to use his well known name.
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Weiss became a professional magician and began calling himself "Harry Houdini" because he was heavily influenced by the French magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin
Houdini registered for the draft in 1918 and listed his name as "Harry Handcuff Houdini".
A cool way to choose your stage name is to make your middle name your first name, and you street your last name. For example my middle name is Elizabeth and my street is rain so i could be Elizabeth Rain.
Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner (January 22, 1876 - February 11, 1943), better known as Bess Houdini, was the stage assistant and wife of Harry Houdini.
Harry Houdini's birth name is Erich Weiss.
when he was 17!