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Harry Houdini
Considered the greatest of the magicians, Harry Houdini was a consummate showman. His name is a direct take off of the French magician Robert-Houdin, with whom he was often compared. Questions about this performer are discussed here.
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Is Harry Houdini the oldest the youngest or in the middle in his brothers and sister?
Harry Houdini is the second oldest in his family.
Did Harry Houdini write any books?
Harry Houdini published numerous books during his career (some of which were written by his good friend Walter Brown Gibson, the creator of The Shadow):[72]
- The Right Way to Do Wrong: An Exposé of Successful Criminals. Boston: Harry Houdini. 1906. Audio book at Librivox
- Handcuff Secrets (1907)
- The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin. New York: The Publisher's Printing Company. 1908. Retrieved March 26, 2011. at Internet Archive, a debunking study of Robert-Houdin's abilities.
- Conjuring (13th ed.). Encyclopaedia Britannica. 1926. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
- Magical Rope Ties and Escapes (1920)
- Miracle Mongers and their Methods: an Exposé by Harry Houdini. New York: E.P. Dutton. 1920. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
- Houdini's Paper Magic (1921)
- A Magician Among the Spirits (1924) Arno Press, A New York Times Company, New York, 1972. Original printing, 1924. ISBN 0-405-02801-6
- Under the Pyramids (1924) with H. P. Lovecraft.
Why did harry Houdini kill his daughter?
Cause she told him she wanted to be like Criss Angel "The Mind Freak' when she grew up.
What were some tricks that Houdini performed?
Getting out of chains, jail cells, thrown into ocean insidelocked barrel covered with chains and even hanging from a bulifing in a straight jacket
What family members did Harry Houdini have?
His parents were Rabbi Mayer Sámuel Weisz (1829-1892), and Cecília Weisz (née Steiner; 1841-1913). Houdini was one of seven children: Herman M. (1863-1885) who was actually Houdini's half-brother, by Rabbi Weisz's first marriage; Nathan J. (1870-1927); Gottfried William (1872-1925); Theodore "Theo" (1876-1945); Leopold D. (1879-1962); and Carrie Gladys (born 1882-1959
What was one of Harry Houdini's major accomplishments?
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Jumped off a bridge with his hands handcuffed. Then he jumped off a bridge and escaped the hand cuffs.
Did Harry Houdini have any hobbies?
yes but I'm not going to tell you
PHYSCH
just kidding he enjoyed physical fitness and magic
Does your Houdini memorabilia have any value?
It depends what kind of memorabilia. If it's handcuffs or restraints used in one of houdini's acts it is definatly worth something. If its a poster or something along those lines, probably still worth quite a bit of money, but not as much.
Where was harry houdinis milk can escape at?
It was not at one certain place, he performed at many other places. At theaters, in orphanages, even on the street at first. It would be practically impossible to name them all.
What talent did Harry Houdini parrot have?
The talent that Harry Houdini's parrot had was that it could pick the lock on its cage :)
Why did Harry Houdini want to be a magician?
He saw Alice from Alice in the wonderland and then the white rabbit gave him a piece of chocolate, he ate the choc and turned into a rabbit. So he learned magic to free himself
He died in 1926, due to peritonitis which is an inflammation of the membrane which lines the inside of the abdomen and all of the internal organs possibly from a appendix rupture.
The legend that he died during a failed escape is not true.
Harry often demonstrated that he could withstand the hardest punches to his midsection after flexing his incredibly strong abdominal muscle cage. He became the deliberate target of a strong man (a student at McGill University). The student asked Houdini if he can test out his claim. But, before Harry was prepared, he delivered a strong blow to his abdomen. Being the showman Harry was, shortly after recovering from the initial pain of the cowardly blow, the offender was invited to restrike Harry, and the subsequent blow bounced harmlessly off.
But it was too late. The massive internal damage caused by the first punch is believed to have eventually killed Harry, although it is commonly believed that he suffered from peritonitis beforehand and the blow to the stomach just made it worse.
The damage was done and the world shortly lost a wonderful and unique entertainer. Harry Houdini died at 1:26 p.m.on October 31 1926- at the age of 52.
Check out the link below for a total biography.
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Was Harry Houdini really born in Appleton Wisconsin?
no he was born in Hungary
no he was born in Hungary and that is far away from Wisconsin
What are the real names of Harry Houdini's brothers and sisters?
Houdini was one of seven children: Herman M. (1863-1885) who was actually Houdini's half-brother, by Rabbi Weisz's first marriage; Nathan J. (1870-1927); Gottfried William (1872-1925); Theodore "Theo" (1876-1945); Leopold D. (1879-1962); and Carrie Gladys (born 1882-1959)
What is Harry Houdini's character desription?
Houdini is refered to as the Houdini the handcuff king.As no handcuff was able to keep him on it.
When did Harry Houdini Marie bess?
For Bess and Harry, it was love at first sight. The Brothers Houdini perfomerd in the same town as a song-and-dance act called the Floral Sisters, Houdini had her eye on Bess they fell in love and married the summer of 1894.
