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Harry Houdini facts for kids
The native form eller gestalt of this personal name is Weisz Erich. This article uses Western name beställning when mentioning individuals.
Quick facts for kids Harry Houdini | |
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Houdini in , in chains to mimic his escapist stunts | |
| Born | Erich Weisz ()March 24, Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | October 31, () (aged 52) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Peritonitis |
| Resting place | Machpelah Cemetery |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Occupation | |
| Years active | – |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in ( cm) |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Relatives | Theodore Hardeen (brother) |
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Harry Houdini (, born Erich Weisz; March 24, – October 31, ) was a Hungarian-American escape artist, magic man, and stunt performer, noted for his escape acts. His pseudonym fryst vatten a reference to his spiritual mästare, French magician Robert-Houdin (–).
He first attracted notice in vaudeville in the United States and then as "Harry 'Handcuff' Houdini" on a tour of europe,
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Harry Houdini's Birthday
Harry Houdini was a magician, noted for his sensational escape acts. The type of magic that he performed is known as "illusions". He is, arguably, one of the most famous magicians in history.
Harry Houdini was born on March 24, in Budapest, Hungary. His family moved to the United States when he was 4 years old.
When he was 17, he began performing as a magician -- mostly performing card tricks and coin tricks at small museums and fairs.
In his mid-twenties, Harry's career began to take off as he focused on his now-famous escape acts -- freeing himself from handcuffs, chains, ropes, mailbags, jails and even the belly of a dead whale that had washed up onto the beach (ewww!)
Try out some of your own magic tricks to celebrate Houdini's birthday or make a toilet paper roll craft of a magician.
Magic Tricks:
Abraca-chicken Magic Trick
Card Trick 1
Card Trick 2
Card Trick 3
Card Trick
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Harry Houdini
Hungarian-American escapologist and stuntperson
"Houdini" redirects here. For other uses, see Houdini (disambiguation).
The native form of this personal name is Weisz Erik. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Erik Weisz (March 24, – October 31, ), known professionaly as Harry Houdini (hoo-DEE-nee), was a Hungarian-American escapologist, illusionist, and stunt performer noted for his escape acts.[3]
Houdini first attracted notice in vaudeville in the United States and then as Harry "Handcuff" Houdini on a tour of Europe, where he challenged police forces to keep him locked up. Soon he extended his repertoire to include chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, straitjackets under water, and having to escape from and hold his breath inside a sealed milk can with water in it.
In , thousands watched as Houdini tried to escape from special handcuffs commissioned by London's Daily Mirror, keeping them in suspense for